Find the Degree, Leading Term, and Leading Coefficient 18x+2x^3-3x^2+10

$18 x + 2 x^{3} - 3 x^{2} + 10$

Step 1

Move $18 x$ .

$2 x^{3} - 3 x^{2} + 18 x + 10$

Step 2

The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms.

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$2 x^{3} \to 3$

$- 3 x^{2} \to 2$

$18 x \to 1$

$10 \to 0$

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$

Step 3

The leading term in a polynomial is the term with the highest degree.

$2 x^{3}$

Step 4

The leading coefficient of a polynomial is the coefficient of the leading term.

The leading term in a polynomial is the term with the highest degree.

$2 x^{3}$

The leading coefficient in a polynomial is the coefficient of the leading term.

$2$

Step 5

List the results.

Polynomial Degree: $3$

Leading Term: $2 x^{3}$

Leading Coefficient: $2$