Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - 5.2 Evaluate and Graph Polynomial Functions - Guided Practice for Examples 3 and 4 - Page 339: 7

Answer

The degree is $3$. The leading coefficient is $-\frac{5}{2}$. The constant term is $-10$. It is a cubic function.

Work Step by Step

The given function is $h=\frac{-5}{2}x^3+3x-10$. This function is a polynomial function because the coefficients are real numbers and the exponents are whole numbers. The highest power of the variable $x$ in the given polynomial function is $3$. Therefore the degree of the polynomial function is $3$. Since the degree is $3$, it is a cubic polynomial. The leading coefficient is $-\frac{5}{2}$. The constant term of a polynomial is the term of degree $0$, that is, it is the term in which the variable does not appear. And the constant term is $-10$.
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