Question

To express the polynomial 6p^2+2p^3-p^4+3 in standard form, which term should be written first?

Answer 1

-p^4, as it is your highest exponent value.

Answer 2

First term in standard form is -p^4

Explanation:

`6p^2+2p^3-p^4+3`

In the standard form , the value of exponent should be in decreasing order

For example , standard form is x^5+x^4 +x^3

Largest exponent should come first in the standard form

`6p^2+2p^3-p^4+3`

p^4 has largest exponent 4

So the expression becomes

`-p^4 +2p^3 +6p^2 +3`

First term in standard form is -p^4