Descending order of exponents

Write the polynomial in descending order of exponents. -5x² + 5x + 5x³ + 1

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Descending order of exponents means start listing the terms with the highest exponent and then work down to the lowest exponent, or no variable/exponent.

-5x² + 5x + 5x³ + 1
= 5x³ - 5x² + 5x + 1   {wrote in descending order of exponents}

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