Let $P ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 10 x ^ { 3 } + 6 x + 5 x ^ { 2 } - 4$

question 26

Multiple Choice

Let $P ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 10 x ^ { 3 } + 6 x + 5 x ^ { 2 } - 4$
Write the terms of $P ( x )$ in descending powers of $x$ .

• A) \(x ^ { 4 } + 5 x ^ { 2 } - 4\)
• B) \(\quad x ^ { 4 } - 10 x ^ { 3 } + 5 x ^ { 2 } + 6 x - 4\)
• C) \(\quad 4 - 6 x + 5 x ^ { 2 } + 10 x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 4 }\)
• D) \(\quad 10 x ^ { 3 } + 6 x - 4\)
• E) none of these

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