Lead Coefficient and Degree

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which functions below are polynomials?

HINT: Polynomial expressions cannot have variables in the denominator of a fraction

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Fill in the blank. The __________ is the highest exponent of a variable when a polynomial is in standard form.

• coefficient

• degree

• monomial

• term

Fill in the blank. The ________ is the number in front of the highest exponent of a variable in standard form.

• degree

• variable

• exponent

• leading coefficient

What is the degree of the polynomial?
  9x⁵ - x⁴ + 2x

• 9
• 5
• 4
• 2

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?
  7x⁵ - 9x² + 6x

• 7
• 5
• 9
• 2

What is the degree of the polynomial?
  9x⁵ + 2x⁴ - x³ + 9x² - 2

• 9
• 5
• 2
• 4

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?
  9x⁵ + 2x⁴ - x³ + 9x² - 2

• 5
• 9
• 2
• 4

What kind of leading coefficient does the function have?
  f(x) = -2x² + 4x - 7

• positive
• negative

What kind of leading coefficient does the function have?
  f(x) = 4x⁴ + 6x³ - x

• positive
• negative

What kind of leading coefficient does the function have?
  f(x) = -x³ + 7x

• positive
• negative