Let $P ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 4 x ^ { 3 } + 2 x + 7 x ^ { 2 } - 2$

question 27

Multiple Choice

Let $P ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 4 x ^ { 3 } + 2 x + 7 x ^ { 2 } - 2$ .
Write the terms of $P ( x )$ in descending powers of $x$ .

• A) none of these
• B) \(\quad x ^ { 4 } + 7 x ^ { 2 } - 2\)
• C) \(\quad 4 x ^ { 3 } + 2 x - 2\)
• D) \(\quad 2 - 2 x + 7 x ^ { 2 } + 4 x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 4 }\)
• E) \(\quad x ^ { 4 } - 4 x ^ { 3 } + 7 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 2\)

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