Question

Consider the following expression:4 - 8x+x?Step 2 of 2: Determine the degree and the leading coefficient of the polynomial.

Answer 1

Given the polynomial

`4-8x+x^2`

Let us look a the meaning of degrees of polynomia

The degree of a polynomial is the largest exponent on one of its variables (for a single variable), or the largest sum of exponents on variables in a single term (for multiple variables)

The highest exponent of the equation is 2,

Hence, The polynomia is of degree 2

Leading coeffiecient:

In mathematics, the leading coefficient of a polynomial is the coefficient of the term with the highest degree of the polynomial.

In the question, The coofefficent of x^2 is 1

Hence, 1 is the leading coefficient of the polumi