document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165783>Question 165783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the polynomial f(x)-4-2x^2+3x^4  					\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Classify f(x) as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)	find the leading term<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)	find the leading coefficient<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)	find the degree of the polynomial<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Highest power is 4, so this is a quartic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leading term is the highest order term --> 3x^4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leading coefficient is 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "degree is 4 (same as quartic) </SPAN>\n" );
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