How do you find the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial $3x^7-4x^5+x^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-09T11:19:58

Degree: $7$

Leading coefficient: $3$

The degree of the polynomial is simply the number of the highest exponent, i.e. $color(red)(7$ .

The leading coefficient is the coefficient in front of the quantity with the highest exponent, i.e. $color(blue)(3$ .

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