Examples

$x^{4} - 7 x^{2} - 1$

Step 1

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

$x^{4}$

Step 2

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

$1$

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$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$