Question

To write the polynomial −x^3 + x^4 + x − x^2 in standard form, which term should go first?

A. the linear term


B. the cubic term


C. the constant term


D. the quartic term

Answer 1

Answer: OPTION D

Explanation:

To express a polynomial in Standard form, you need to see the exponent of each term of the polynomial and then order the polynomial from highest exponent to lowest exponent.

Therefore, for the polynomial
`-x^3 + x^4 + x - x^2`, you can see that the term that thas the highest exponent is x⁴ (The quartic term).

Then, this polynomial written in Standard form is:

`x^4 - x^3 - x^2+x`

Therefore, the term that should go first is: the quartic term.