Solve 6c^2+2c^4-c for my sake please

Question

Hw do you solve it an do I find its leading coiffecent and how do I find its degree and how do I classify the polynomial by the number of terms?

Answer 1

You can't "solve" this polynomial but you can identify its coefficients and degree.

The terms are "parts" that are added together to create the polynomial.

First arrange the polynomial terms by decreasing powers: 2c^4 + 6c^2 - c

There are 3 terms in this polynomial: 2c^4 , 6c^2, -c

A 3-term polynomial is classified as a trinomial.

The degree of a polynomial is the exponent on the highest powered term. Here this would be 4 from 2c^4

The leading coefficient is the coefficient on the highest powered term. That would be 2 here for 2c^4