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Classify 5x^5+3x^4-8x^3+12 by number of terms

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there are 4 terms

5x^5 is one term
3x^4 is one term
-8x^3 is a term
12 is a term
and i you need to classify by degree the highest exponent is the degree
User Michael Whatcott
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Answer:

Polynomial of 4 terms

Explanation:

Given : Polynomial
5x^5+3x^4-8x^3+12

To find : Classify polynomial by number of terms?

Solution :

We have given the polynomial
5x^5+3x^4-8x^3+12

This polynomial has 4 terms with different degree.

The highest degree polynomial with 5.

When we classify the given polynomial according to number of terms then we say that the given polynomial is of 4 terms.

Therefore, The required statement is 'Polynomial of 4 terms'.

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