Identify Leading Coefficient and Degree

The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by the degree and the sign of the leading coefficient.
Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient 

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Odd

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Odd

The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by the degree and the sign of the leading coefficient.
Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient 

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Odd

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Odd

The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by the degree and the sign of the leading coefficient.
Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient 

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Odd

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Odd

The end behavior of a polynomial function is determined by the degree and the sign of the leading coefficient.
Identify the degree of the polynomial and the sign of the leading coefficient 

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Positive
  Degree - Odd

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Even

• Leading Coefficient Negative
  Degree - Odd

Identify the degree & leading coefficient:

• Degree: Even

  Leading Coefficient: Positive

• Degree: Even

  Leading Coefficient: Negative

• Degree: Odd

  Leading Coefficient: Positive

• Degree: Odd

  Leading Coefficient: Negative

What is the degree of this polynomial function?  Is the leading coefficient positive or negative?
(Note: quartic means 4th degree, cubic means 3rd degree polynomials)

• quartic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• quartic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

Identify the degree and leading coefficient:

• Degree: Even

  Leading Coefficient: Positive

• Degree: Even

  Leading Coefficient: Negative

• Degree: Odd

  Leading Coefficient: Positive

• Degree: Odd

  Leading Coefficient: Negative

What is the degree of this polynomial function?  Is the leading coefficient positive or negative?
(Note: quartic means 4th degree, cubic means 3rd degree polynomials)

• quartic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• quartic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a negative leading coefficient.

• cubic polynomial with a positive leading coefficient.

The leading coefficient of the function is ​ (a)   ​ ​ and the degree is ​ (b)   ​ .

• -16

• 16

• 4

• 2

• 1

For the given polynomial:

f(x) = 6x² + 4 - 3x⁴ + 5x - 9x³

The degree is (a)   .

The leading coefficient is ​ (b)  

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• -3

• 6

• 5

• 0