Question

State the degree of the polynomial.

xy + 3x2 7 + x

Answer 1

3?

Answer 2

Why 3?

Answer 3

Because 3 would be the only number that would be in the middle. And that would make it considered the number of the polynomial? Am I correct?

Answer 4

Degree of a polynomial: The greatest of the degrees of its terms
after it has been simplified.

Answer 5

$$xy + 3x^2 + 7 + x$$

Answer 6

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Answer 7

2, not 3

xy - Degree 2

3x2 - Degree 2

7 - Degree 0

x - Degree 1

What's the greatest?

Answer 8

i am pretty positive that the degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent.

Answer 9

"Highest exponent" is a good defintion IF there is only one variable. You must add up the exponents of all existing variables to determine the degree.

Answer 10

I would say 2?

Answer 11

What is the degree of a monomial?

Answer 12

A degree of a monomial is simply what exponent or power the monomial is raised to.

Key: ^ means "raised to the power of"

-5t^2 means the degree is 2, the number is -5, and the variable which is being put to the power of, is t.

Answer 13

degree of a monomial: The sum of the the degrees of the variables in the monomial.

Answer 14

Okay.

Answer 15

What is the degree of "xy"?

Answer 16

= -x^1y^1 -> 1 + 1 = 2nd degree ???

Answer 17

Correct.

Answer 18

So It would be 1?

Answer 19

No, as you have shown 1 + 1 = 2

Answer 20

Also are you missing a "+" in the middle of xy + 3x2 ? 7 + x

Answer 21

$$xy + 3x^2 + 7 + x$$