SOLUTION: classify the polynomial -3x^2-4x^3+x^2+5x-4 by degree and the number of terms

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Question 682946: classify the polynomial -3x^2-4x^3+x^2+5x-4 by degree and the number of terms
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, stanbon:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the polynomial -3x%5E2-4x%5E3%2Bx%5E2%2B5x-4...rearrange terms, put highest degree first
-4x%5E3-3x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2B5x-4.....add like terms -3x%5E2%2Bx%5E2=-2x%5E2
-4x%5E3-2x%5E2%2B5x-4..........so, degree of this polynomial is 3

and the number of terms is 4

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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classify the polynomial -3x^2-4x^3+x^2+5x-4 by degree and the number of terms
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It's a cubic equation.
The degree is 3.
Cheers,
Stan H.