document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072863>Question 1072863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I am new to polynomials and want to make sure I am doing them right I am supposed to write this in standard form and identify the degree 4x^3-5x4-2x+4+x5 I have multiplied and combined like terms so I have 4x^3-17x+4 now I think it is the third degree but unsure. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687721 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=687721\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do you mean, in terms of decreasing degree of x?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^3-5x4-2x+4+x5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "maybe this is supposed to be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E3-5x%5E4-2x%2B4%2Bx%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E3-5x%5E4-2x%2B4%2Bx%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  to start?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start writing the highest degree term first, and then work downward.<BR>\n" );
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