document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439800>Question 439800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for this problem: 5t+t^3+8t^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Need to list the degree of each term, determine the leading term and the leading coefficient and determine the degree of the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You if anyone can help me with this.  My textbook is kind of jumbled it and it makes it very hard to understand. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the degree of a term is the power (exponent) to which the variable is raised<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ if there are multiple variables in a term, the degree is the sum of their exponents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "polynomial terms should be written in descending degree order, with the highest degree term on the left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8t^4 + t^3 + 5t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the leading coefficient is the coefficient of the first term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the degree of the polynomial is the degree of the highest term </SPAN>\n" );
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