Question

State the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial: 7 + 3x2 - 5x3 + 6x2 - 2x

Answer 1

The degree is referring to the exponent of the variable. When they're asking for the degree of the polynomial, they're asking for the highest exponent.
And the coefficient is the number attached to the variable. i.e 2x^4
degree is 4 and coefficient is 2
here's your polynomial.
\[7 + 3x ^{2} - 5x ^{3} + 6x ^{2} \]
What's the highest exponent, and which number is attached to that variable?

Answer 2

thank u

Answer 3

State the degree and the leading coefficient of the polynomial:

Answer 4

Same rules apply. if the fraction scares you, remember,
\[\frac{ 1 }{ c } = c ^{-1}\]

Answer 5

And, if no coefficient is shown, the coefficient is 1. it will never be 0 because 0 * anything = 0.

Answer 6

ugh. i don't understand.

Answer 7

okay, simply put, here's your equation.
\[c ^{2} + c ^{1} + c ^{-1}\]
Which is the biggest exponent? and they all have a co-efficient of 1 since there are no visible coefficients.