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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the coefficient of the term of degree 6 in the polynomial below? 3x^2-14x^6+6x^3+12x+5x^5

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Which term is of degree 6? The number in front of it (including the sign) is your answer.

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Hint: the coefficient of the term of degree 3 is 6.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ur wrong

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

@thatboykyrie care to identify my error?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

In a polynomial: The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of all the variables of the term. A coefficient is a number by itself or a number that multiplies one or more variables. The degree of the polynomial is the same as the highest degree of any term of the polynomial.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya ur right @mathstudent55

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do u know he is right

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