Question 1136627
i believe the degree is 4 and the leading coefficient is 4.


if you multiply the factors out, you get:


x^2 * (2x - 3) * (2x - 3) becomes:


(2x^3 - 3x^2) * (2x - 3) which becomes:


4x^4 - 6x^3 - 6x^3 + 9x^2 which simplifies to:


4x^4 - 12x^3 + 9x^2.


since this is already arranged in descending order of degree, then:


the degree is 4 and the leading coefficient is 4.


the original equation is y = x^2 * (2x-3)^2.


the final equation is y = x^4 - 12x^3 + 9x^2.


these two equations are equivalent to each other.


if you graph them both, they will generate the identical curve, as shown below:


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