document.write( "Question 323333: Determine the leading term, leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial
\n" ); document.write( "-x - 4x^2 - 4x^3 - 3x^5 + 4 what do they mean \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #231430 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Order the terms of the polynomial in decreasing order of powers of x.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "In this case, it would be,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x%5E5-4x%5E3-4x%5E2-x%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The leading term is then, $\"-3x%5E5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The leading coefficient (the constant in front of the highest power of x) is $\"-3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The degree (the highest power of x) is 5. \n" ); document.write( "

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