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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many terms does the polynomial have? 4p3– 2pq2+q

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Compassionate @agent0smith @beccaboo333 @mathstudent55

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I beg of you.

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

A term is any combination of numbers and variables multiplied together. eg. 4xy is a term. How many terms does your expression have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is that it?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Yep :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much :) I have one more if you have a minute?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the polynomial in standard form. 6x + x2 – x4 + 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now I learned this in like second grade but I'm not too sure how to do this SPECIFIC one.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A. –x4 + x2 + 6x + 3 B. x4 + x2 + 6x + 3 C. 6x + x2 + x4 + 3 D. 6x – x2 – x4 + 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have a weird feeling it's D haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*C

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

No one learned that in second grade :P You have to write the terms in order, of highest to lowest power. Eg \[\Large -x +1+ 2x^2 - 5x^6 +10x^3\]Look at the powers on the x's. Put the terms in order, highest to lowest power:\[\Large - 5x^6 +10x^3+ 2x^2 -x +1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ahhh okay so give me a minute.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So wait is it B?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Notice the signs/coefficients haven't changed in my example...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So then I really don't know

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Just change the order of the terms, don't change anything else

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Move the term with the highest exponent out front

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So is it A?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@agent0smith

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yayayayayayay!

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

:D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much I just honestly want to say that you are one of the most helpful people on open study :)

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Awww ♥

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:D

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

:D

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