<PRE><B>Question 312995</B>
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The leading term of

t - 2t&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; + 6t&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; + 1

is 

+ 6t&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;

because it&#39;s got the biggest exponent of t

The leading coefficient is the +6 in front of the leading term.

The degree of the polynomial is the power of t in the leading term, 3.

Edwin&lt;/pre&gt;

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