SOLUTION: 4x6 - 8x7 + 9x2 - 8 please show all steps the direction reads as follows: Determine the leading term, leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial

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Question 327532: 4x6 - 8x7 + 9x2 - 8
please show all steps
the direction reads as follows: Determine the leading term, leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial

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4x6 - 8x7 + 9x2 - 8
please show all steps
the direction reads as follows: Determine the leading term, leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial
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As it's shown the leading term in 4x^6. Descending order of exponents is commonly used, tho.
--> -8x%5E7+%2B+4x%5E6+%2B+9x%5E2+-+8 so the leading term is -8x^7
The degree is the highest exponent, = 7.
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