Question

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Answer 1

Given the expression –10p2q + 7p3q – 5q, do the following as instructed below:
A. Write the polynomial in descending order.
B. Classify the polynomial by the number of terms
C. State the degree of the polynomial.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

ohh

Answer 4

I just need help with B and C

Answer 5

there are 3 terms
so its a tri - something

Answer 6

trinomial

Answer 7

right

Answer 8

and the degree is the highest exponent

Answer 9

Is it 8?

Answer 10

in a particular term
for example
6pq has degree 2
2p5q = degree 6

Answer 11

do I add up the degrees?

Answer 12

No not 8
look at each variable and add up the exponents

Answer 13

5q is only 1 degree

Answer 14

because its q^1

Answer 15

ignore the numbers before the variables

Answer 16

So it would be eight because p^2=2 and q=1 and p^3=3 right?

Answer 17

I miss counted I actually got nine.

Answer 18

No - you don't add up the exponents in all the terms you find the term which has the highest count of exponents Thats the degree

Answer 19

So 7p^3q

Answer 20

for example
the trinomial

x^2y + y^2 + y

has degree 3
because x^2 y has 2+1 = 3 exponents

Answer 21

yes 7p^3 q has highest degree 4

Answer 22

Thanks!

Answer 23

so the answer to C is 4

Answer 24

yw

Answer 25

so in descending order its
7p^3q -10p^2q – 5q