SOLUTION: please help me determine if this is a polynomial function and if it is help state the degree {{{g(x)=-3x^2(x+2)^3}}}

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Question 381434: please help me determine if this is a polynomial function and if it is help state the degree
g%28x%29=-3x%5E2%28x%2B2%29%5E3
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, it's a polynomial.
The second term will expand to a cubic equation with the highest exponent term having an exponent of 3.
Since that term is multiplied by x%5E2, the exponents will sum.
The degree will be the sum of 2 and 3 or 5.