Define the terms, "leading term of a polynomial" , "degree of a polynomial", and the "degree of a term" in your own words.

Ethen Blackwell

Ethen Blackwell

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2022-07-27

Define the terms, "leading term of a polynomial", "degree of a polynomial", and the "degree of a term" in your own words.

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Clarissa Adkins

Clarissa Adkins

Beginner2022-07-28Added 16 answers

Step 1
1) Leading term of polynomial when all terms are arranged in dexending order according to then exponent the term in starting is called leading term
e.g. 3 x 3 + 2 x 2 + 4 x + 5 (Leading term)
Step 2
Degree of polynomial The highest power of variable is called degree of polynomial.
e.g. 3 x 3 + 2 x 2 + 4 x + 5 D e g r e e = 3
Step 3
3) Degree of term Exponent of a particular term.
Degree of 3 x 4 4 5 x 2 2

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