Question

If the polynomial x^4-4x^3 is divided by the expression x^2+5x –1, what is the degree of the first term of the quotient?

Answer 1

Anyone know how o do this? Last question and suck on it

Answer 2

Stuck*

Answer 3

Divide the highest degree term of the fist polynomial by the highest degree term of the second polynomial.
What do you get?

Answer 4

What is \(\dfrac{x^4}{x^2} \)?

Answer 5

2

Answer 6

x^2

Answer 7

You mean \(x^2\), which is correct.

Answer 8

The degree is the exponent of the x.

Answer 9

Thank you again!!!!!

Answer 10

You're welcome.