Question

The standard form for writing a polynomial is to put the term with the _____ degree first.

• A. highest
• B. lowest
• C. second
• D. last

Answer 1

The correct option is A highest

The standard form for writing a polynomial is to put the term with the highest degree first, then the term with the next highest degree, and so on.
Example: $x^4-x^3+x^2+x-1$ is the standard from of the polynomial.
So, the highest degree is $4$.