How to find the degree of a polynomial - SAT Math
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Find the degree of the polynomial:
Find the degree of the polynomial:
To find the degree of a polynomial we must find the largest exponent in the function.
The degree of the polynomial 
is 5, as the largest exponent of 
is 5 in the second term.
To find the degree of a polynomial we must find the largest exponent in the function.
The degree of the polynomial
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What is the degree of the polynomial 
?
What is the degree of the polynomial
When a polynomial has more than one variable, we need to find the degree by adding the exponents of each variable in each term.
has a degree of 4 (since both exponents add up to 4), so the polynomial has a degree of 4 as this term has the highest degree.
When a polynomial has more than one variable, we need to find the degree by adding the exponents of each variable in each term.
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Find the degree of the following polynomial:
Find the degree of the following polynomial:
When a polynomial has more than one variable, we need to find the degree by adding the exponents of each variable in each term.
Even though 
has a degree of 5, it is not the highest degree in the polynomial -
has a degree of 6 (with exponents 1, 2, and 3). Therefore, the degree of the polynomial is 6.
When a polynomial has more than one variable, we need to find the degree by adding the exponents of each variable in each term.
Even though
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Solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given.
What is the degree of the following polynomial?
Solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given.
What is the degree of the following polynomial?
The degree is defined as the largest exponent in the polynomial. In this case, it is 
.
The degree is defined as the largest exponent in the polynomial. In this case, it is
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What is the degree of this polynomial?
What is the degree of this polynomial?
When an exponent with a power is raised to another power, the value of the power are multiplied.
When multiplying exponents you add the powers together
The degree of a polynomial is the determined by the highest power. In this problem the highest power is 8.
When an exponent with a power is raised to another power, the value of the power are multiplied.
When multiplying exponents you add the powers together
The degree of a polynomial is the determined by the highest power. In this problem the highest power is 8.
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Find the degree of the following polynomial: 
Find the degree of the following polynomial:
The degree of a polynomial is the largest exponent on one of its variables (for a single variable), or the largest sum of exponents on variables in a single term (for multiple variables).
Here, the term with the largest exponent is 
, so the degree of the whole polynomial is 6.
The degree of a polynomial is the largest exponent on one of its variables (for a single variable), or the largest sum of exponents on variables in a single term (for multiple variables).
Here, the term with the largest exponent is
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