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OpenStudy (dumbsearch2):

What is the degree of the monomial (-1/5)x? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

OpenStudy (dumbsearch2):

I found zero but I'm still not sure if that's correct. This is an important concept for me to master; I have an exam in it coming up.

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

it should be 1

OpenStudy (dumbsearch2):

you're sure?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Yep since \[\Large -\frac{1}{5}x = -\frac{1}{5}x^1\] the exponent of 1 is the degree of this monomial.

OpenStudy (diamondboy):

yep

OpenStudy (dumbsearch2):

That's what i thought; but then why did wolframalpha say 0?

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