Question 439800
the degree of a term is the power (exponent) to which the variable is raised
___ if there are multiple variables in a term, the degree is the sum of their exponents


polynomial terms should be written in descending degree order, with the highest degree term on the left


8t^4 + t^3 + 5t


the leading coefficient is the coefficient of the first term


the degree of the polynomial is the degree of the highest term