Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 6, page 226.
We can write polynomials is ascending or descending order. For descending order, the term with the greatest exponent for our variable of interest is first, the term with the next greatest exponent for x is second and ….
Finally, we can evaluate polynomials when we replace the variable by a number and calculate the resulting answer. This is called EVALUATING THE POLYNOMIAL.
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