Update

Muft Shiksha™ एक 100% Free Education Portal है 🇮🇳, जिसका उद्देश्य Class 9–12 के हर विद्यार्थी तक High-Quality Education को पूरी तरह मुफ्त पहुँचाना है। 🇮🇳 हम मानते हैं कि अच्छी शिक्षा किसी student की आर्थिक स्थिति पर निर्भर नहीं होनी चाहिए। 🇮🇳 हर विद्यार्थी को वही Quality Study Material, MCQs, Quizzes, Exam Preparation, Concept-Based Learning और Bilingual Support मिलना चाहिए, जो आमतौर पर महंगी Coaching या Premium Platforms में मिलता है। Muft Shiksha™ 🇮🇳 इसी सोच के साथ बनाया गया है

Subjects
0 reads0 ratings0 helpful

A student says that the degree of \(p(x)=5x^7-5x^7+4x^3-1\) is 7. What is the correct evaluation of the student's statement?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: The statement is incorrect; after \(5x^7-5x^7=0\), the highest remaining exponent is 3, so the degree is 3.

\(5x^7\) and \(-5x^7\) are like terms and add to 0. Thus, \(p(x)=4x^3-1\). In the simplified polynomial, the greatest exponent with a non-zero coefficient is 3, so its degree is 3. Merely seeing \(x^7\) terms is not enough because they cancel. Exam tip: always simplify like terms before determining the degree.

Related tags

PolynomialsPolynomial DegreeLike TermsSimplifying PolynomialsAlgebraClass 9 MathematicsDegree Of A PolynomialIntroduction To Polynomials

Was this question useful?

No ratings yetWrite a review / Rate this question

Student Reviews

No published reviews yet.

Add Muft Shiksha to your Home Screen

In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.