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leading coefficient

American  
[lee-ding] / ˈli dɪŋ /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. the coefficient of the term of highest degree in a given polynomial. 5 is the leading coefficient in 5 x 3 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1.


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Consider the resulting trinomial with a leading coefficient of .

From Textbooks Sep. 23, 2020

Check first to see if the leading coefficient is a perfect square, a2.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

Sometimes, after you factor the GCF, the leading coefficient of the trinomial becomes 1 and you can factor it by the methods we’ve used so far.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

When the leading coefficient is not a factor of all the terms, we will divide both sides of the equation by the leading coefficient!

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The “ac” method is actually an extension of the methods you used in the last section to factor trinomials with leading coefficient one.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

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