Question

what is the leading coefficient of the polynomial below. 3x^2-.2x^5+7x^3

Answer 1

5

Answer 2

I think it is -.2 would that be correct?

Answer 3

yes because it has the greatest exponent

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Thanks!

Answer 6

yw

Answer 7

\[3x ^{2}-2x ^{5}+7x ^{3}\]
So then you would have to put the polynomial in descending order with the exponents which would then look like this: \[-2x ^{5}+7x ^{3}+3x\] So the starting coefficient for this problem is -2. Hope that helped. If it didn't just pm me a message and I can explain more. :)