A polynomial of degree 5 is a0x5+a1x4+a2x3+a3x2+a4x+a5, where a0,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5 are real constant. Clearly maximum term in this polynomial are 6 and also minimum term can be one a0x5. Therefore, a polynomial of degree 5 in x has at most 6 terms.
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