Question

What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial?

Answer 1

ANSWER

B) 15

EXPLANATION

The given polynomial is

$23 {x}^{5} + 12 {x}^{2} + 19 { x }^{3} + 15 {x}^{6}$

We arrange this polynomial in ascending powers of x to obtain the standard form;

$15 {x}^{6} + 23 {x}^{5} + 19 { x }^{3} + 12 {x}^{2}$

The degree of this polynomial is 6.

The coefficient of the leading term is 15