Question

What would be the first and last terms of the polynomial if it was written in standard form? 2(x^2 − 5x +4) − (x +3)(x+ 2)

Answer 1

So first term of the standard equation will be
`x^2` and last term will be 2

Explanation:

We have given polynomial
`2(x^2-5x+4)-(x+3)(x+2)`

We have to write this polynomial in standard form

So for writing in standard form we have to multiply this polynomial and then subtraction

`=2x^2-10x+8-(x^2+5x+6)=2x^2-10x+8-x^2-5x-6=x^2-15x+2`

So first term of the standard equation will be
`x^2` and last term will be 2