Question

Which terms could be used as the last term of the expression below to create a polynomial written in standard form? Select three options.

a) -5x²y
b) 4xy
c) 6xy
d) -xy

Answer 1

The options that could be used as the last term of the polynomial in standard form are -5x²y, 4xy, and 6xy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression is asking for terms that can be used as the last term of a polynomial in standard form. A polynomial in standard form is written with the terms in decreasing order of exponent. Therefore, to create a polynomial in standard form, we need to choose terms with larger exponents. In this case, the options that could be used as the last term are:

• -5x²y
• 4xy
• 6xy

These options have multiple variables and the highest exponent, satisfying the requirements for the last term in a polynomial in standard form.