Degree of Polynomials
4x + 7
first degree or 1
(3x+5) + (4x+1)
7x + 6
12a - 4b
What is 4(3a - b)
x(x+3)
x2 + 3x
polnomial or not
x0.5
not
x3 -2x4
4th degree or 4
(6x-7) + (4x+5)
10x-2
7x - 7
What is 7(x - 1)
2(x-7)
2x -14
what is the constant term
2- x
2
4x2 + 5x + 6
second degree or 2
(5x-7) - (8x-2)
-3x - 5
x2 + 12x + 20
(x + 10) (x + 2)
(2x+4)(x-8)
2x2 - 12x -32
polynomial or not
x2 +2x - x-1
not
7
zero degree
(5x-3) + (4x+7) + (2x-6)
11x-2
x2 - 81
(x - 9) (x + 9)
(x-7)(x+2)
x2 - 5x -14
what is the leading term
3 - 2x + 4x2 + 2x3
2x3
(x-3)(x+1)2
third degree or 3
x3 -16x
x(x-4)(x+4)
x(x-3)(x+2)
x3 - x2 - 6x
what is the leading coefficient
(2-3x)(1+x)(2x-1)
-6