Classify a polynomial and determine degree and leading coefficient

The video tutorial explains how to identify and simplify like terms in polynomials. It emphasizes the importance of writing polynomials in standard form and demonstrates how to combine terms with the same variable factors. The tutorial further classifies polynomial functions by determining their degree and leading coefficient, concluding with the identification of linear polynomial functions.

What does the leading coefficient represent in a polynomial function?

Explain how to classify a polynomial function.