Find the Degree, Leading Term, and Leading Coefficient g(x)=-1/5x^4-5x+4

$g (x) = - \frac{1}{5} x^{4} - 5 x + 4$

Step 1

Combine $x^{4}$ and $\frac{1}{5}$ .

$g (x) = - \frac{x^{4}}{5} - 5 x + 4$

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.

$- \frac{x^{4}}{5} \to 4$

$- 5 x \to 1$

$4 \to 0$

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$4$

Step 3

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

$- \frac{x^{4}}{5}$

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.

$- \frac{x^{4}}{5}$

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

$- \frac{1}{5}$

Step 5

List the results.

Polynomial Degree: $4$

Leading Term: $- \frac{x^{4}}{5}$

Leading Coefficient: $- \frac{1}{5}$