<PRE><B>Question 876102</B>
Subtract 8 from 9 to get 1.

9+(1+3)4+4

Add 3 to 1 to get 4.

9+(4)4+4

Raising a number to the 4th power is the same as multiplying the number by itself 4 times. In this case, 4 raised to the 4th power is 256.

9+256+4

Add 256 to 9 to get 265.

265+4

Add 4 to 265 to get 269.

ANSWER: 269 and is a polynomial</PRE>