Answer:
-14r + 6
Step-by-step explanation:
-12r + 6 - 2r
First put it in decreasing power according to x.
x^4-5x+8+x^2
=x^4+x^2-5x+8
Now this question is asking what is the highest degree of x you see in this function.
4 of course.
Therefore the answer to his question is degree of 4.
Done!
Maybe it the mixed number form. 2 1/2?