SOLUTION: Given the polynomial below: -34 x7-50 x5+98 x4-13 x3+49 x2-18 x-89 what are its degree a, the coefficient b of x4, and the value c of its constant term (if there is no cons

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Question 73735: Given the polynomial below:
-34 x7-50 x5+98 x4-13 x3+49 x2-18 x-89

what are its degree a, the coefficient b of x4, and the value c of its constant term (if there is no constant term, answer 0)?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The degree is the highest exponent in the polynomial. So the degree a is
a=7
The coefficient b of x%5E4 is the number multiplied by x%5E4 which is 98. So b=98 and the value of the c constant is the value without an x after it. So c=-89