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the leading co-efficient of ax^2+bx+c is 'a'

so, for
–2x^2+ 5x – 4
it will be -2

Answer:

\(\text{-2 is the leading coefficient of the quadratic equation }f(x)=-2x^2+5x-4\)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the quadratic function

\(f(x)=-2x^2+5x-4\)

we have to find the leading coefficient of given quadratic equation.

\(\text{The general form of quadratic equation is }ax^2+bx+c=0\)

The coefficient of \(x^2\) i.e a is known as the leading coefficient.

Comparing given equation with the standard equation, we get

a=-2

\(\text{Hence, -2 is the leading coefficient of the quadratic equation }f(x)=-2x^2+5x-4\)