Answer:
a) third degree trinomial
Explanation:
The degree of a polynomial is the same as the degree of the term of the polynomial with the highest degree. The degree of a term is the sum of all the exponents of the variables of the term. Remember that a variable such as x, or y, or z has degree 1.
Now we look at the degree of each term:
2x: degree 1 (since x is the same as x^1)
10x^2: degree 2
-x^3: degree 3
The term with highest degree is the last term which has degree 3, so the degree of the polynomial is 3.
The polynomial has 3 terms, so it is a trinomial.
Answer: a) third degree trinomial