Question

polynomial written in ascending order.
WAHAT DO THEY MEAN BY THAT

Answer 1

ascend means to go from LOW to HIGH.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

and the thing that is ascending is the index of the terms. For example:

\[ 1 + 2x + x^2 - x^3 + 5x^4 \]

That same polynomial in descending order is

\[ 5x^4 - x^3 + x^2 + 2x + 1 \]