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McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012

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1. Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

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Exercise 9 Page 10

The standard form of a polynomial arranges the terms by degree, in descending order. The coefficient of the first term of the polynomial in this form is called the leading coefficient.

Standard Form: - 5z^4-2z^2+4z
Leading Coefficient: - 5

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The standard form of a polynomial arranges the terms by degree in descending numerical order.

4z-2z^2-5z^4

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- 5z^4-2z^2+4z

We want to find the leading coefficient of the polynomial. When written in standard form, the leading coefficient is the coefficient of the first term. - 5z^4-2z^2+4z The leading coefficient of the polynomial is - 5.

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