Question

(TIMED) what is the leading coefficient of this polynomial f(x)=3x^2-0.2x^5+7x^3

Answer 1

-.2x^5 because it has the highest exponent.

Answer 2

The leading coefficient is the coefficient of term with highest degree.

The highest degree is 5 in -0.2x⁵ so that would mean leading coefficient is -0.2.