Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 166

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Write the polynomial in descending order. Then identify the leading coefficient and the degree.
- $$- 9 x + 7 - 4 x ^ { 6 }$$

• A) \(- 4 x ^ { 6 } - 9 x + 7\); leading coefficient: \(- 4\); degree: 3
• B) \(- 4 x ^ { 6 } - 9 x + 7\); leading coefficient: \(- 4\); degree: 6
• C) \(7 - 4 x ^ { 6 } - 9 x\); leading coefficient: 7 ; degree: 3
• D) \(7 - 4 x ^ { 6 } - 9 x\); leading coefficient: 7 ; degree: 6

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