Given the expression 3x^(2)y + 4xy + 1 – 5x^(4)y – 6y, 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.

Question

Given the expression 3x^(2)y + 4xy + 1 – 5x^(4)y – 6y, 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.

misty1212 · Answer

HI!!

misty1212 · Answer

this means write from highest degree to lowest

misty1212 · Answer

$$3x^2y+4xu+1-5x^4y-6y$$ degree of each term is the sum of the exponents

misty1212 · Answer

so for example the first term has degree 3 since $2+1=3$
the second term has degree 2 etc

anonymous · Answer

I'm mostly just confused with B

misty1212 · Answer

yeah it evidently has 5 terms, not sure what that is called

misty1212 · Answer

not even sure it has a name other than "five term polynomial"

anonymous · Answer

yeah i didn't think so either, but thanks :)