Question

What is the degree of the following monomial?
-2f^2g^3h^5

Answer 1

http://www.virtualnerd.com/images/Tutorial/Alg1_7_2_3-diagram_thumb-lg.png

Answer 2

So it is 8? or 5?

Answer 3

did you see the picture?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

but i dont get it, is my problem a term or a polynomial?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

yes? to term or a polynomial?

Answer 8

lemme see the exponents, so we can get the degree of the term
$$
-2f^\color{red}{2}g^\color{red}{3}h^\color{red}{5}\\
\color{red}{2+3+5}
$$

Answer 9

10! ok i get it

Answer 10

you simply add the exponents?

Answer 11

that's the degree of that term, and since is a one-term-polynomial, that monomial :)

Answer 12

yes, for that term, if you notice in the picture, is done per term, when they're factors

Answer 13

ok thx

Answer 14

yw