Question

m(x) = x + x^2 -1 in standard form, its polynomial name, degree, leading coefficient, and constant term.

Answer 1

To write the polynomial function m(x) = x + x^2 - 1 in standard form, we rearrange the terms in descending order of degree:

m(x) = x^2 + x - 1

Polynomial name: Quadratic polynomial

Degree: 2 (the highest exponent is 2)

Leading coefficient: 1 (the coefficient of the highest-degree term)

Constant term: -1 (the term without any variable)