Question

The polynomial 4x^2y^3+6xy is what degree?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_of_a_polynomial

Answer 2

Add the exponents for each monomial:

So for 4x^2y^3, the sum of the exponents is 2+3 = 5

and for 6xy, the sum of the exponents is 1+1 = 2


The degree is the largest sum. So the degree is 5