Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 351: 122

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The polynomial fo degree three has a leading degree of three. thus, adding two polynomial of degree three result in another polynomail of degree unless the leading coefficient is the additive inverse of each other, in which case the addition result in a polynomial with degree less than three.
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