1.   What is the degree of 4x5 – 5xy4 + 3xy2 – 1?
    A. 5 B. 4
    C. 0 D. 3
    Hint

  2.   Arrange the terms of 6x4y2 – 4x2y + 2xy3 + 8 so that the powers of y are in ascending order.
    A. 8 + 2xy3 - 4x2y + 6x4y2
    B. 8 – 4x2y + 6x4y2 + 2xy3
    C. 2xy3 + 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 8
    D. 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 2xy3 +8
    Hint

  3.   What is the degree of 3a – 4a2b3 + b3 – 4ab?
    A. 5 B. 3
    C. 1 D. 2
    Hint

  4.   How can the polynomial x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4 + x3 be written with powers of x in descending order?
    A. x2y2 + x3+ 2y3 – 5xy4
    B. x3 + x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4
    C. x2y2 + 2y3 + x3– 5xy4
    D. x3 + x2y2 – 5xy4 + 2y3
    Hint

  5.   How can the following expression be described 3x2 + 4x + 5x – 3?
    A. monomial B. trinomial
    C. polynomial other than these listed D. binomial
    Hint



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