SOLUTION: Please explain about leading coefficients when no number is listed, is it a one or is it zero? Example: -x^2+6x-2 Thank you.
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Please explain about leading coefficients when no number is listed, is it a one or is it zero? Example: -x^2+6x-2 Thank you.
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IT IS ALWAYS A 1 IF NO COEFFICIENT IS PRESENT THERE IS ALSO AN ASSUMED + IF NOT MENTIONED.
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