SOLUTION: Could anyone please explain this? Essay. List the terms, coefficients, and degree of the following polynomial: -8x2 + 6x + 1/3

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Question 379479: Could anyone please explain this?
Essay. List the terms, coefficients, and degree of the following polynomial:
-8x2 + 6x + 1/3
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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This has three terms ==> it is a trinomial.
The coefficients are -8, 6, and 1/3.
The degree is second degree, since the highest power(s) in any one term is 2.