Question

Write the polynomial in standard form. Identify the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial. Then classify the polynomial by the number of terms.

6c^2+ 2c^4 - c

Answer 1

Standard form: 2c^4 + 6c^2 - c

Degree: 4th

Leading coefficient: 2

Classification: Trinomial

Explanation:

In standard form, you have to put the term with the highest exponent first.

With finding the degree, you just look at the highest exponent and that's the degree. 4 is the highest exponent, so it is to the 4th degree.

The leading coefficient is the number attached to the highest exponent. 4 is the highest and the number attached to it is 2.

Classification goes by how many terms there are. Since there are 3, it's trinomial. Tri as in three.