Problem 1.1:
Identify the degree, leading coefficient, and constant term of the
following polynomial:
-3x4 +5x2 - x - 4.
Problem 1.2:
Identify the degree, leading coefficient, and constant term of the following
polynomial:
5x6 +2x5 -2x4 +7x3 - x2 - x + 23.
Problem 1.3:
List the coefficients of
xn, xn-1, xn-2,..., x2, x in that order for
the following polynomial of degree
n:
16x8 +3x7 - x4 + x3 - 5x.