What is the coefficient of the term of degree 1 in the polynomial?

4x^2 + 3x^9 - 6x^3 + 5x - 8

Question

What is the coefficient of the term of degree 1 in the polynomial?

4x^2 + 3x^9 - 6x^3 + 5x - 8

campbell_st · Answer

which x term has a power of 1..?

jacob902 · Answer

im not sure im pretty confused

jacob902 · Answer

i think the first power is 2

campbell_st · Answer

ok... look at the term $$3x^9$$

9 is the degree... it just means the power of x is 9

3 is the coefficient... 

does that make sense

campbell_st · Answer

so which term has x with a power of 1?

campbell_st · Answer

ok... so here is something you may know

$$ax = ax^1$$

a is the coefficient of a degree 1 term... 

can you match this to your polynomial?

campbell_st · Answer

your polynomial has 5 terms 

$$4x^2$$

$$3x^9$$

$$-6x^3$$

5x 

and 

-8

which term looks like 

$$ax~~or~~ax^1$$

the example above is a degree 1 term...

jacob902 · Answer

x=1.067569

jacob902 · Answer

and the degree is 9

campbell_st · Answer

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so what is left for the degree 1 term..?