Chapter 7.4, Problem 1Q

To determine

The polynomial in standard form and identify the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial and also classify the polynomial by the number of terms.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The give polynomial is $-8q^3$ .

Calculations:

Here the given polynomial is $-8q^3$ .

So we can see that the polynomial is a monomial since it has only one term.

So its standard form does not change.

Here the term, $-8q^3$ has a degree of three. So the polynomial has degree of $3$

The leading coefficient of the polynomial is $-8$

Thus the expression is called a third degree monomial.