Question

what is the leading coefficient5z^3-2z^4-9z^2+z

Answer 1

The expression we have is:

$5z^3-2z^4-9z^2+z​$

Step 1. Arrange the terms from the one with the highest degree to the one with the lowest degree (the highest exponent on the z to the lowest):

$-2z^4+5z^3-9z^2+z​$

Step 2.

in this case, since we already arranged the terms from highest to lowest degree, the leading coefficient is the coefficient of the first term:

$-2$

Answer: -2