College Algebra / Unit 2 Alg 062 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Degree and Leading Coefficient
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The idea
The degree of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable; the leading term carries that power, and its coefficient is the leading coefficient.
In practice
In 4x³ − 9x² + 6x, the degree is 3, the leading term is 4x³, and the leading coefficient is 4.
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