Consider the following polynomial.
-2a^3 b^2 + 5ab^5 + 7b^4 + 8
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The degree of the polynomial is
(5, 6, 15)
The leading coefficient is:
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(-2, 5, 7, 8)
The constant term is:
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(-2, 5, 7, 8)
The leading term is
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(-2a^3 b^2
5ab^5
7b^4
8)
(-2, 5, 7, 8)
The degree of the polynomial is 6.
The leading coefficient is -2.
The constant term is 8.
The leading term is -2a^3b^2.
are you sure
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The degree of the polynomial is 5.
The leading coefficient is -2.
The constant term is 8.
The leading term is 5ab^5.
how did you get this answer
To determine the degree of a polynomial, we look at the highest exponent of any term in the polynomial. In this case, the term with the highest exponent is 5ab^5, which has a degree of 5.
The leading coefficient is the coefficient of the term with the highest degree. In this case, the leading term is -2a^3b^2, so the leading coefficient is -2.
The constant term is the term that does not contain any variables or exponents. In this case, the constant term is 8.
The leading term is again -2a^3b^2, as it has the highest degree among all the terms in the polynomial.