Rewrite the following polynomial in standard form.

Question

minus, start fraction, x, squared, divided by, 8, end fraction, plus, 1, plus, 5, x, cubed, minus, x, to the power 4
−
8
x
2

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+1+5x
3
−x
4

Answer 1

To rewrite the polynomial in standard form, we need to arrange the terms in descending order of their degrees. Here’s the given polynomial:

\[ -\frac{x^2}{8} + 1 + 5x^3 - x^4 \]

Now, let's reorder the terms by moving the highest degree term first, followed by the others.

1. The term with the highest degree is \(-x^4\).
2. Next is \(5x^3\).
3. After that is \(-\frac{x^2}{8}\).
4. Finally, the constant term is \(1\).

Putting it all together in standard form, we have:

\[ -x^4 + 5x^3 - \frac{x^2}{8} + 1 \]

This is the polynomial written in standard form.