to put a polynomial in standard form, combine all like terms and order the degrees of each term from highest to lowest, left to right.
since none of the terms are alike, move onto the degrees and variables.
[tex] x^{2} [/tex] + [tex] 3^{(1)} [/tex] - [tex]6x^{(1)} [/tex]. the degrees are already in the correct order, but the variables are not. move the -6x before the 3, making the equation [tex] x^{2} [/tex] - 6x + 3, and it is in standard form.
