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Section #1: Arrange the terms of each polynomial so that the powers of x are in ascending
order.
1. 6x3 – 12 + 5x
2. 2x + 3x2 – 1
3. 9x3 + 7 – 3x5
4. 7x2 + 2x4 – 11
5. 2xy3 + y2 + 5x3 – 3x2y
6. -7a2x3 + 4x2 – 2ax5 + 2a
7. -8a5x + 2ax4 – 5 – a2x2
8. 10x3y2 – 3x9y + 5y4 + 2x2
Section #2: Arrange the terms of each polynomials so that the powers of x are in descending
order.
9. 6x2 + 5 – 8x – 2x3
10. 5 + x5 + 3x3
11. 2x – 1 + 6x2
12. 2 – 9x2 + 3x
13. y3 + x3 + 3x2y + 3xy2
14. 4a3x2 – 5a + 2a2x3
15. 4x3y + 3xy4 – x2y3 + y4
16. 3a3x2 – a4 + 4ax5 + 9a2x