Question

classify -6x^5 + 4x^3 +3x^2 +11 by degree

Answer 1

Do you know what the degree of a polynomial is? 10 seconds on Google will tell you if you don't.

Answer 2

i went on google and it said quadratic but i dont think thats right

Answer 3

Or you're Googling the wrong thing. The degree is the highest power in the polynomial which, in this case, is 5.

Answer 4

Fifth degree polynomial will be your answer.

Answer 5

it is the highest power of the whole polynomial
look at each term and see its highest power
the term with the greatest power is the degree of the whole polynomial

Answer 6

the choices it gives me is quadratic, quartic, cubic and quintic

Answer 7

Quadratic is x^2
Cubic is x^3
Quartic is x^4
Quintic is x^5

Which do you think it is?

Answer 8

quintic.

Answer 9

Yep, good job