SOLUTION: Please assist me with the following problem: Determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial. Then classify the polynomial as constant, linea

Question 165214: Please assist me with the following problem:
Determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial. Then classify the polynomial as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic.
f(x)=15x^2-10+0.11x^4-7x^3

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, sort the terms in descending order. So the term with the largest exponent goes first.

So sorts to

Leading term: The first term of the sorted terms

So the leading term is

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Leading Coefficient: coefficient of leading term

So the leading coefficient is 0.11

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Degree of the Polynomial: This value is equal to the largest exponent of the polynomial

So the degree of the polynomial is 4 since 4 is the largest exponent

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Since the degree of the polynomial is 4, this classifies the polynomial as a quartic

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