Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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!
<em>*To solve an inequality, it's the same as solving an equation; isolate the variable to one side.</em>
For this, all you need to do is divide both sides by -4. And since we are dividing by a <u>negative</u>, flip the inequality sign and your inequality is 
Now to graph this. Since x can be "equal to" 1/4 ( ≤ = less than or equal to), you will have a <u>closed circle on 1/4.</u> And since x can also be "less than" 1/4, <u>the arrow will be going to the left of 1/4.</u>