SOLUTION: Essay. List the terms, coefficients, and degree of the following polynomial: 3x3 – 2x2 – x + 1/3

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Question 498099: Essay. List the terms, coefficients, and degree of the following polynomial: 3x3 – 2x2 – x + 1/3
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Terms are 3x^3, -2x^2, -x, 1/3. Coefficients are 3, -2, -1, 1/3. Degree is 3 (highest exponent that has a nonzero coefficient).

I'm not sure if this problem requires an essay. Then again, essay comes from French "essai" meaning "test" or "attempt" (could have other meanings as well).