Question

Indentify the leading coefficent in the follwing polynomial

12x^5 y^2 + 5x^2 y - 3y + 2

I kinda confused about the leading coefficen cause I know it's in the first term. But I'm not sure if it's 12 or 1 or both.​

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the term of the highest order.

The first term is 12x⁵y². The order is 5+2=7, which is the highest of the four terms. The coefficient of this term is 12.