How do you write the polynomial so that the exponents decrease from left to right, identify the degree, and leading coefficient of the polynomial $2 - 6 y$ $2-6y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-07T20:18:16

We see that $- 6 y$ $-6y$ is the term with the highest degree, so we place it first:

$- 6 y + 2$ $-6y+2$

The degree of the polynomial is just the biggest degree in all of the terms, which in this case is just $1$ $1$ ( $y^{1} = y$ $y^1=y$ ).

The leading coefficient is just the coefficient that's on the leading term (the first term), which in this case is $- 6$ $-6$

How do you write the polynomial so that the exponents decrease from left to right, identify the degree, and leading coefficient of the polynomial 2−6y 2-6y?