Question

3. (02.07 MC)Given the expression - 10p2q + 7p3q - 5q, do the following as instructed below:A. Write the polynomial in descending order.B. Classify the polynomial by the number of terms.C. State the degree of the polynomial.(10 points)

Answer 1

`-10p^2q+7p^3q-5q`

A.

In descending order the polynomial will be:

`7p^3q-10p^2q-5q`

B.

Since it has 3 terms we can conclude it is a trinomial.

C.

The degree of the polynomial is:

`n=4`