How do you find the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial $9a^2+5a^3-10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-14T14:27:02

degree : 3
leading coefficient : 5

The degree is the highest power of a
The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the term $a^(degree)$

How do you find the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial 9a^2+5a^3-109a^2+5a^3-10?