Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - Chapter Test - Page 65: 8

Answer

$-2x^5-x^4+3x^3+3$, degree is 5, leading coefficient is -2

Work Step by Step

$-2x^5-x^4+3x^3+3$ (The polynomial is in the standard form.) Hence the degree of the polynomial is the degree of the term $-2x^5$ that is 5. The leading coefficient is equal to the coefficient of $x^5$ that is -2.
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