Find the Degree, Leading Term, and Leading Coefficient -6y^3+18+y

$- 6 y^{3} + 18 + y$

Step 1

Move $18$ .

$- 6 y^{3} + y + 18$

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.

$- 6 y^{3} \to 3$

$y \to 1$

$18 \to 0$

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.

$- 6 y^{3}$

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.

$- 6 y^{3}$

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

$- 6$

Step 5

List the results.

Polynomial Degree: $3$

Leading Term: $- 6 y^{3}$

Leading Coefficient: $- 6$