Consider the following polynomial expression: 4x5 - 16x2 + 13x8. Part D: what is the leading term ?

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I believe your answer is:

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Here’s why:  

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The leading term contains the highest power of 'x'.Since 8 is greater than 5 and 2, the leading term in the give in polynomial would be .

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Hope this helps you. I apologize if it’s incorrect.  

The first one, i believe, would be correct. all the others have one thing in common, and that's that they have repeating numbers. in the second one, x and y have repeating 6's and 3's, and in the third, x and y have repeating 6's as well. in the last one, there are repeating 3's. the first one has no repeating numbers.