consider the polynomial, 5x^5 - 9x^3 + 2x^11 + 6.
what is the degree?
what is the leading coefficient?
what is the number of terms?
what is the constant term?
The degree of the polynomial is the highest power of x present in the polynomial. In this case, the highest power is 11, so the degree of the polynomial is 11.
The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the term with the highest power of x. In this case, the coefficient of the term with the highest power of x (x^11) is 2, so the leading coefficient is 2.
The number of terms is the total number of separate terms present in the polynomial. In this case, there are four terms: 5x^5, -9x^3, 2x^11, and 6.
The constant term is the term that does not contain a variable with a power. In this case, the constant term is 6.