SOLUTION: How to find the leading coefficient of f(x)=3x^2+5-x^2 radical 5.

Question 690705: How to find the leading coefficient of f(x)=3x^2+5-x^2 radical 5.
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the leading term. In a polynomial the leading term is the highest degree variable (in this case x^2).

. Combine like terms.

The leading coefficient is

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