Let me give you an example;
3x^4 - 5x^3 + 6x^2 + x -4
this polynomial is of degree 4 because that is the largest degree.
The degrees of each term are listed in order: 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
Yes, zero for the -4 because we know it must by -4x^0 (remember x^0 = 1)
The coefficients are just the numbers in front of the variables
3, -5, 6, 1
4 is often called the constant
From this example, can you answer your question?
I will be glad to check your work.
determine the coefficient and the degree of each term in the polynomial 5y^6-2y+3
2 answers
check my answer 5^6-2y + 3
degrees are 6,1,0
coefficient 5,2,,3
degrees are 6,1,0
coefficient 5,2,,3