Degrees in Polynomials

What is a leading coefficient?

• The coefficient that is non-existent.

• The coefficient of the term with the lowest degree.

• The coefficient of the term with the highest degree.

What is the standard form for a Polynomial?

• Degrees must drop from left to right. Like terms must be combined.

• Degrees drop from right to left. Like terms do not have to be combined.

• 3x⁸+ 4x⁵

• 3x²+3x³

Classify by the DEGREE. What is the highest degree in this expression?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Classify this polynomial by its degree and number of terms:  x² + 6

• Linear polynomial

• Quadratic trinomial

• Quadratic binomial

• Cubic binomial

Classify the polynomial by degree and number of terms.

• Quadratic trinomial

• Cubic polynomial

• Quartic polynomial

• Linear binomial

Classify this polynomial by its degree and number of terms:  x² + 2x³ + 6

• Cubic polynomial

• Quadratic binomial

• Quadratic trinomial

• Cubic trinomial

9x⁴

• Quadratic polynomial

• Quartic monomial

• 9th degree monomial

• Cubic monomial

Classify ab⁴ - ab⁹ by degree

• 4

• 5

• 10

• 14

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 monomial?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 6