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OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

more help!!

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

1) Are there any like terms? If yes, can you combine like terms? 2) Order the degrees of the terms from greatest to least (in order from left to right).

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

is the first part like terms?

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

What do you mean by "first part"?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

6x^2-2x^4

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Like terms have the same variable raised to the same power.

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Would this be true in this case?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

so like 2^3 and 4^3?

OpenStudy (bannana43):

D

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

If you had something like \(7x^2 + 2x^2\) then you can combine them because they both have x and both x's are raised to the second power. But if you had something like \(8x^2 + 9x^3\) then you can't combine them because although they both have x's, it's not raised to the same power (one of them is raised to 2 and the other one is raised to 3). Do you understand?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ohh ok yeah i get it

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

SO are there any like terms in here?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

so no theres no like terms

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Correct. Now look at the exponents. Order the terms that has the greatest exponent to the term that has the least exponent.

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ok

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

For example, \(7x^3 + 9x^5\) would be ordered as \(9x^5 + 7x^3\).

OpenStudy (bannana43):

no, they want you to put it in standard form, by that you always put the highest exponent first

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

is the anwser A?

OpenStudy (bannana43):

D

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Let me check.

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

Yes A seems to be correct to me.

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ok

OpenStudy (bannana43):

why do you guys think A, i did this and i put D and it was right

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

example \[4x^4-3x^2+4x+1\] is in standard form because the terms are listed from greatest to least (exponents)

OpenStudy (calculusxy):

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

so is it a or d? @rebeccaxhawaii

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

a is in order from greatest to least

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

so yes A would be correct

OpenStudy (bannana43):

ok

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

the answers change up each quiz @bannana43

OpenStudy (bannana43):

ok,

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