Question 18 • Geometry: Concepts and Connections
A polynomial is in standard form when its terms are arranged in descending order of exponent. Choice C has exponents 5, 2, 1, and 0, in that order: 12x⁵ − 6x² − 9x + 12. The other choices do not list their powers from greatest to least.
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