SOLUTION: Choose the correct classification of 2x + 10x^2 -x^3 by number of terms and by degree

Question 617899: Choose the correct classification of 2x + 10x^2 -x^3 by number of terms and by degree
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It is a .
It has 3 terms (2x, 10x^2, and -x^3), so it is a trinomial. (The "tri" part means 3, as in tricycle).
The greatest exponent is 3 (in -x^3), so it is a polynomial of degree 3, also called a cubic polynomial.
(The cubic word comes from the fact that a box-shaped object has 3 dimensions that we can measure, and if the 3 measures are all x, the volume would be x^3, also called x cubed).
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