SOLUTION: can you please explain the steps identify the ploynomial as a monomial, binomial,or none of these give its degree and leading coefficient -5x+8 thank you

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Question 363343: can you please explain the steps
identify the ploynomial as a monomial, binomial,or none of these
give its degree and leading coefficient
-5x+8
thank you

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The expression is an example of a BINOMIAL, or a polynomial with 2 terms. The degree is 1 (the highest power of x in the equation), and the leading coefficient is -5 (the coefficient of x.)