Question

to find the degree of a polynomial you add all exponents or what rule am I supposed to follow?

Answer 1

you add the exponents of each term (only the variables, not the constants). the degree of the polynomial is the degree of the term with the highest degree.

Answer 2

ok,, so for ex 2 x^4 + 4 x^2 y
X^4 would be the degree

Answer 3

4 would be the degree of the polynomial

Answer 4

2x^4 would be the leading term because it has the highest degree

Answer 5

ok thank you

Answer 6

the degree of 4x^2y is 3