Question

@skullpatrol

Answer 1

I believe the answer is B.

Answer 2

Any ideas?
:-)

Answer 3

Option B, because I see that there are four terms.

Answer 4

Correct :D

Answer 5

Liv: What about the problem you and I were working on? If you're finished, I'd appreciate your saying so.

Answer 6

Oh, I'm sorry @mathmale I am finished, thank you very much for your help.

Answer 7

I realized that the answer was A.

Answer 8

On the question @mathmale was helping me with.

Answer 9

Please say so next time, and acknowledge the time and effort others have spent helping you. Thank you.

Answer 10

Thanks for doing a great job @mathmale :-)

Answer 11

thank you!

Answer 12

Yes, thank you @mathmale for taking the time to help me out! I appreciate it very much.

Answer 13

:)

Answer 14

Was I correct on my guess of the answer being option B?

Answer 15

Excuse my butting in, but I must say I'm certainly hoping you're not "guessing" at answers. Let's work towards understanding how to obtain correct answers. Please.

Answer 16

Oh, I'm sorry.

I wasn't guessing, what I meant to say was I looked through my math book and looked at each definition and examples of the words in my options, and looked through the problem and the options, and that is how I came to my conclusion.

Answer 17

I'd suggest you show all work leading up to your tentative choice of one possible answer over the others.

Answer 18

I concluded that the answer may be option B because the polynomial has four terms.

Answer 19

This is a tricky question. The highest power of x in the given expression is 5. Typically, a fifth order polynomial has SIX terms. Unfortunately, none of your answer choices reflect 6 terms.

Answer 20

Since that's the case, I'd agree that we have a fifth order poly of four terms.

Answer 21

So, I was correct?

Answer 22

Yes. :)

Answer 23

Thank you! I am starting to get a better understanding of polynomials and their terms. ^~^

Answer 24

Happy to hear it!

Answer 25

Could you take the time to help me out with another question please?

Answer 26

By definition, you are correct.

In the sum a + b,

a and b are called "terms

Answer 27

I will defer to skullpatrol, but return if you both ask me to return.

Answer 28

Thank you very much! @mathmale and you too @skullpatrol

Answer 29

Here is my other question.

Answer 30

Should I open a new post?

Answer 31

yes

Answer 32

Yes, I'd prefer that. I will stay in the background while skullpatrol helps.

Answer 33

I have to go :(

Answer 34

@mathmale Can you help me?

Answer 35

Can one of you help me? ):

Answer 36

Your task here is to find values of x and y that satisfy both equations. Note that the 2nd equation is of the 2nd order, since both x and y are squared there.

Any ideas regarding how to eliminate one of the variables by substitution?