What's the degree of this monomial ? Please help. 8xy.

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austinl · Answer

The degree of a monomial or polynomial is the highest exponent of said monomial/polynomial.

Think of it like this,
$8x^{1}y^{1}$

anonymous · Answer

So it'd be 2?

austinl · Answer

What is the largest exponent?

anonymous · Answer

They're both one. I'm not sure I understand. lol.

austinl · Answer

Exactly! The largest exponent that you will find in this monomial is 1 so that means that the degree of it is.... ? :)

anonymous · Answer

1? :o

austinl · Answer

Indeed :)
1st degree monomial!

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! :)

austinl · Answer

Waaaaiiit..... You were correct before -_-
I was thinking of polynomials :(
The degree of this one would be 2.

austinl · Answer

You add them together on a monomial, for example
$7y^3z^2\rightarrow~2+3=5$
5th degree

austinl · Answer

So sorry if I confused you :(

anonymous · Answer

Hahaha, it's all good. At least you replied back with that. 
(x I figured at first that it was. Because usually with monomials, you add the exponents.

austinl · Answer

Yep, sorry about that. I was thinking polynomials, where the degree of a polynomial is the degree of the largest exponent.

anonymous · Answer

Well I guess I learned two things then! Because I haven't started to do polynomials yet in my textbook. :P Thanks again though.