Hello!
We have the expression below:
[tex]-5x^2-6x^2[/tex]First, notice that we can simplify it as a monomial, right? So, let's do it:
[tex]-5x^2-6x^2=-11x^2[/tex]Now, we obtained the monomial below:
-11x²
The leading coefficient will be the number that accompanies the variable with the highest exponent. In this case, we have only one term, so the leading coefficient is -11.
The degree is the highest power that appears in the polynomial. So, the degree is 2 because it's raised two.
