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Choose the correct classification of x6 + 3x3 by number of terms and by degree.

Third degree polynomial
Fourth degree trinomial
Third degree binomial
Sixth degree binomial

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x⁶ + 3x³

Since there are 2 terms, this is a binomial

The degree of these is found by looking at the largest exponent on its variables. The highest degree in this binomial is the power 6

Therefore, it is a sixth degree binomial

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Choose the correct classification of x6 + 3x3 by number of terms and by degree. Third-example-1
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it is a sixth degree polynomial
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