Question

The degree of a polynomial is the number of terms in the polynomial.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Look at this example:
\[x ^{3}+3\]
What is the degree of this polynomial? And how many terms does it have?
What does that say about the answer?

Answer 3

You see, the degree is 3, because the highest power of x in the polynomial is the 3rd power.
And the number of terms is 2.
So the degree doesn't always equal the degree of the polynomial.
B)

Answer 4

Does that answer your question @lilli.tharp ?