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McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012

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Exercise 88 Page 33

The standard form of a polynomial arranges the terms by degree in descending order. The leading coefficient of a polynomial is the coefficient in front of the term with the highest degree.

Standard Form: - x^4+2x^2+x-8
Leading coefficient: - 1

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

2x^2-x^4-8+x

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Commutative Property of Addition

- x^4+2x^2+x-8

We want to classify this polynomial by leading coefficient. The leading coefficient of the polynomial is the coefficient in front of the term with the highest degree. - 1x^4+2x^2+x-8 The leading coefficient of the polynomial is -1.

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