Classifying Polynomials and Applications

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?
  7x⁵ - 9x² + 6x

• 7

• 5

• 9

• 2

What kind of leading coefficient does the function have?
  f(x) = 4x⁴ + 6x³ - x

• positive

• negative

Write this polynomial in standard form and identify its' leading coefficient:

Fill in the blank. The __________ is the highest exponent of a variable when a polynomial is in standard form.

• coefficient

• degree

• monomial

• term

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?
  9x⁵ + 2x⁴ - x³ + 9x² - 2

• 5

• 9

• 2

• 4

What is the leading coefficient of this polynomial? (it is not in standard form)

• 2

• 10

• -1

• 1

Classify by its degree

• Degree 1

• Degree 2

• Degree 3

• Degree 4

Classify by its degree

• Degree 3

• Degree 6

• Degree 7

• Degree 5

Classify the polynomial:

3x² – 8x + 1

• quadratic trinomial

• cubic trinomial

• quadratic binomial

• cubic binomial

Classify by number of terms:

2x – 9

• Monomial

• Binomial

• Trinomial

• 4-Term Polynomial