Question

Explain why the degree of the term 4^5 is not 5. What is the degree?

Answer 1

Because the degree of a term is the exponent of the variable.

Answer 2

okay thanks and what would the degree be? @Mertsj

Answer 3

Does your term have a variable?

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

What do you think the exponent of the variable was that made it possible for the variable to be unwritten?

Answer 6

uhh 0

Answer 7

im confused

Answer 8

And that is the degree of your term...all constants have degree 0

Answer 9

oooh thanks!!

Answer 10

\[4^5x^0=4^5(1)=4^5=1024\]

Answer 11

yw