Answer: The third term is [tex]5h^2[/tex].
Explanation:
The given expression is,
[tex]-2h^4+5h^2-3-2h-8h^3[/tex]
It is a polynomial function and the standard form of the polynomial function is,
[tex]P(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+...+a_1x+a_0[/tex]
Where [tex]a_n,a_{n-1},...,a_1,a_0[/tex] are constant. The terms are arranged according to the degree of x. It means the highest degree comes first.
Similarly,
[tex]P(h)=-2h^4+5h^2-3-2h-8h^3[/tex]
[tex]P(h)=-2h^4-8h^3+5h^2-2h-3[/tex]
Now the terms are arranged in descending order. The third term is [tex]5h^2[/tex].
