a) The degree of the first term is... 1 [tex]first \ term = 3t [/tex] The degree of the second term is... 2 [tex]second \ term = t^2[/tex] The degree of the third term is... 4 [tex]third \ term = t^4[/tex]
b) The leading term of the polynomial is... 7t⁴ The leading coefficient of the polynomial is... 7