Question

You are given the polynomial 13x^2-5+6x^3-x

Part A: Write the polynomial in standard form.

Part B: Determine the degree of the polynomial.

Answer 1

Part A: To write the polynomial in standard form, we rearrange the terms in decreasing order of the exponent:

6x^3 + 13x^2 - x - 5

Part B: The degree of the polynomial is determined by the highest exponent, which is 3 in this case. So, the degree of the polynomial is 3.