Question

Short Answer. State the degree of the following polynomial: -x^4y^2 + 8xy – 4y

Answer 1

2?

Answer 2

huh

Answer 3

I dunno. That's what I think.

Answer 4

ok lol

Answer 5

Cause degree's the exponent right? the highest one?

Answer 6

I believe so

Answer 7

So da degree's gotta be 2.

Answer 8

i am not good with math

Answer 9

4

Answer 10

degree is four

Answer 11

ok how did you get that

Answer 12

usually the degree is the highest exponent of x

Answer 13

and it can't be two, even if it were y's highest exponent, cuz u can divide across by y

Answer 14

Wait. WAt.

Answer 15

-x^4y^2 + 8xy – 4y
why is ax^2+bx+c degree 2?

Answer 16

u take the highest degree.. and the highest degree on here is 4

Answer 17

ERkk

Answer 18

uhmm what's wrong?

Answer 19

or am i like wayyy off?

Answer 20

I just thought it was a simply trinomial. I didn't look thoroughly. I make this a constant mistake.