1.   Arrange the terms of 4x2y3 – 2x4y + 3x3y2 – 3 + 2xy so that the powers of x are in descending order.
    A. – 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy – 3
    B. 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y + 2xy – 3
    C. -3 - 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy
    D. -3 + 2xy + 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y
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  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. 2xy3 + 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 8
    C. 8 – 4x2y + 6x4y2 + 2xy3
    D. 6x4y2 - 4x2y + 2xy3 +8
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  3.   Which of the following expressions is an example of a polynomial with powers of x in ascending order?
    A. x + 2x3 + 5x4
    B. 3x + 5x3 – 7x4 – 3
    C. x + 1 – 6x3 + 2x4
    D. x + 2x3 – 2x2 – 5x4
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  4.   How can the following expression be described 3x2 + 4x + 5x – 3?
    A. binomial B. polynomial other than these listed
    C. trinomial D. monomial
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  5.   Which pair of terms are like terms?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint



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