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) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x%5E5-16x%5E4%2Bx%5E2-10x-4
a) The highest exponent in x is 5, so the degree is 5.
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b)Five terms
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c)3x%5E5-16x%5E4%2Bhighlight%28x%5E2%29-10x-4
The third term has a coefficient equal to 1.