What is the leading term, leading coefficient, and degree of this polynomial $7x^2 - 5 +0.45x^4 - 3x^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-08T21:41:09

First, rearrange the polynomial from highest exponential term to lowest.

$0.45x^4-3x^3+7x^2-5$

Now, answer the questions:

1) leading term is: $0.45x^4$

2) leading coefficient is: $0.45$

3) degree of the polynomial is: $4$ [the highest exponent]

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