Question

3x^2y + 4x y + 1 - 5x^4y -6y descending order

Answer 1

You want to have the exponent to go from highest to lowest
ex. \(x^3+x^2+x^1\)

Answer 2

alright so wouldnt 4xy come first?

Answer 3

This is the equation right? \(3x^2y + 4x y + 1 - 5x^4y -6y\)

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Not quite, you want to look at the exponent (that tiny number above)

Answer 6

ok so 5x^4, because that one has the highest exponent

Answer 7

Right

Answer 8

\(−5x^4y\)* its 1 term

Answer 9

so that would come first even though it has a - in front of it?

Answer 10

The - or positive does not matter, the only thing that matters is the exponent

Answer 11

ohhhh ok that makes more sense now

Answer 12

Yeh

Answer 13

-5x^y + 3x^2y?

Answer 14

Yep

Answer 15

then would + 4xy come next or -6y

Answer 16

neither of them have an exponent so how would u decide which one is next

Answer 17

4xy because it continus the pattern with the terms having xy

\(- 5 {\color{red}{x}}^4\color{red}{y}+3\color{red}{x}^2\color{red}{y}\) + \(4\color{red}{xy}\)

Answer 18

ohh ok then it would be +1 because that is a increasing expression?

Answer 19

The value without a variable goes last

Answer 20

ok so -6y is next because it has a "invisible number' or

Answer 21

well variable

Answer 22

Yeah it doesnt have an x variable

\(- 5x^4y+3x^2y+4xy -6y+1 \)

Answer 23

ok thank you so much really helped

Answer 24

Of course