SOLUTION: Classify the polynomial as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic, and determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial. f(x)=14-x^

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Question 604572: Classify the polynomial as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic, and determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial.
f(x)=14-x^2

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Classify the polynomial as constant, linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic, and determine the leading term, the leading coefficient, and the degree of the polynomial.
f(x)=14-x^2
Ordered in highest to lowest degree:
f(x) = -x^2+14
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It is a "quadratic".
Leading term: -x^2
Leading coefficient: -1
Degree: 2