document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847144>Question 847144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi can someone help me please?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says Find the degree and number of terms of each polynomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4p^5-p^3+p^2+11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510200 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510200\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The leading term is the first term (when the terms are sorted properly). The leading term is 4p^5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The degree is the exponent of the leading term (basically the largest exponent of the polynomial. This only works if there is one variable). The <font color=\"red\">degree is 5</font> since the exponent for the leading term is 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are <font color=\"red\">4 terms</font> and they are: 4p^5, -p^3, p^2, 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basically each term is separated by a + sign </SPAN>\n" );
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