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Which statement best describes the polynomial -8x^2 ?
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first degree polynomial with two terms



first degree polynomial with eight terms



second degree monomial



second degree binomial

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The degree is indicated by the highest exponent in the polynomial. That degree is a 2. And since we have only 1 term in this "polynomial", it is then a second degree monomial. Third choice down.
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