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

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anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

Fifth degree polynomial will be your answer.

acxbox22 · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

Quadratic is x^2
Cubic is x^3
Quartic is x^4
Quintic is x^5

Which do you think it is?

anonymous · Answer

quintic.

anonymous · Answer

Yep, good job