Question

Rewrite the following polynomial in standard form.
minus, 6, x, to the power 5 , minus, one eigth, minus, x, cubed
−6x
5
−
8
1
​
−x
3

Answer 1

To rewrite the polynomial in standard form, we need to arrange the terms in descending order of the degree of \( x \).

The original polynomial is:
\[
-6x^5 - \frac{1}{8} - x^3
\]

In standard form, we write it as:
\[
-6x^5 - x^3 - \frac{1}{8}
\]

So, the polynomial in standard form is:
\[
-6x^5 - x^3 - \frac{1}{8}
\]