SOLUTION: This is new to me. I am asked to write in descending-exponent form, and give the degree, what does that mean and how do I do this? 7x3 – 6x4 – x6 – 4

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Question 79100: This is new to me. I am asked to write in descending-exponent form, and give the degree, what does that mean and how do I do this?
7x3 – 6x4 – x6 – 4
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write in descending-exponent form and give the degree.
7x%5E3-6x%5E4-x%5E6-4
Descending-exponent form simply means that you put the term with the highest exponent (-x%5E6) first, followed by the term with the next lowest exponent (-6x%5E4), and so on. So, it would look like this:
-x%5E6-6x%5E4%2B7x%5E3-4
The degree of a polynomial, such as you have here, is given by the highest exponent which, in this case, is 6 (fromx%5E6).
So this is a polynomial of the 6th degree.