document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165214>Question 165214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please assist me with the following problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial. Then classify the polynomial as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=15x^2-10+0.11x^4-7x^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, sort the terms in descending order. So the term with the largest exponent goes first. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=15x%5E2-10%2B0.11x%5E4-7x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=15x%5E2-10%2B0.11x%5E4-7x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sorts to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=0.11x%5E4-7x%5E3%2B15x%5E2-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=0.11x%5E4-7x%5E3%2B15x%5E2-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leading term: The first term of the sorted terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the leading term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.11x%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.11x%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leading Coefficient: coefficient of leading term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the leading coefficient is 0.11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Degree of the Polynomial: This value is equal to the largest exponent of the polynomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the degree of the polynomial is 4 since 4 is the largest exponent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the degree of the polynomial is 4, this classifies the polynomial as a quartic<BR>\n" );
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