What is the leading term, leading coefficient, and degree of this polynomial -2x - 3x^2 - 4x^4 + 3x^6 + 7?

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Meave60
Sep 19, 2015

Leading term: 3x^6
Leading coefficient: 3
Degree of polynomial: 6

Explanation:

-2x-3x^2-4x^4+3x^6+7

Rearrange the terms in descending order of powers (exponents).

3x^6-4x^4-3x^2-2x+7

The leading term (first term) is 3x^6 and the leading coefficient is 3, which is the coefficient of the leading term. The degree of this polynomial is 6 because the highest power (exponent) is 6.

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