Question

Which terms could be used as the first term of the expression below to create a polynomial written in standard form? Check all that apply.

+ 8r2s4 – 3r3s3

s5
3r4s5
–r4s6
–6rs5

Answer 1

old question but will answer so this can be closed

terms in a polynomial are written in standard form from highest degree to lowest. to find the degree of a term, sum the exponents.

applying this logic to our problem, since 8r2s4 has degree 6 (2+4), then any term that goes before it, in standard form, must have degree higher than 6.