SOLUTION: 3x^5-16x^4+x^2-10x-4 a)what is the degree of this polynomial? b)how many terms does this polynomial have? c)what is the coefficient of the third term?

SOLUTION: 3x^5-16x^4+x^2-10x-4 a)what is the degree of this polynomial? b)how many terms does this polynomial have? c)what is the coefficient of the third term?

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Question 377535: 3x^5-16x^4+x^2-10x-4
a)what is the degree of this polynomial?
b)how many terms does this polynomial have?
c)what is the coefficient of the third term?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a) The highest exponent in x is , so the degree is .
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b)Five terms
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c)
The third term has a coefficient equal to 1.

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