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Write in standard form, classify by degree and number of terms.
5a^2 - 6a^3 + 2a

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Answer:

-6a³ + 5a² + 2a

3rd degree polynomial

trinomial

Explanation:

5a^2 - 6a^3 + 2a

Standard form is decreasing order of degree.

-6a³ + 5a² + 2a

The highest degree of a term is 3, so the polynomial of of third degree.

The number of terms is three, so this is a trinomial.

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