Leading Coefficients and Degrees

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

• 5

• 9

• 2

• 4

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 degree of this polynomial function?  Is the leading coefficient positive or negative?
(Note: quartic means 4th degree, cubic means 3rd degree polynomials)

• quartic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• quartic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

What is the degree of this polynomial function?  Is the leading coefficient positive or negative?
(Note: quartic means 4th degree, cubic means 3rd degree polynomials)

• quartic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• quartic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

The leading coefficient of the function is ​ (a)   ​ ​ and the degree is ​ (b)   ​ .

• -16

• 16

• 4

• 2

• 1

For the given polynomial:

f(x) = 6x² + 4 - 3x⁴ + 5x - 9x³

The degree is (a)   .

The leading coefficient is ​ (b)  

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• -3

• 6

• 5

• 0

Select the two descriptions that best describe the polynomial FUNction's graph.

• Even degree

• Odd degree

• Positive leading coefficient

• Negative leading coefficient

Select the two descriptions that best describe the polynomial FUNction's graph.

• Even degree

• Odd degree

• Positive leading coefficient

• Negative leading coefficient