Question

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Given the expression 3x2y + 4xy + 1 – 5x4y – 6y, do the following as instructed below:

Write the polynomial in descending order.
Classify the polynomial by the number of terms.
State the degree of the polynomial.

Answer 1

Descending order means descending order of degree.
That means you need to find the degree of each term, and then write the terms in descending order of degree.
Do you know how to find the degree of a term?

Answer 2

yes