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OpenStudy (anonymous):

fan and medal*** explain please! find the degree of the term 3x^2y

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

add up the exponent of each variable

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\large 3x^{\color{Red}{2}}y^{\color{red}{1}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I see some example now, I understand but thank you!!!

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

sounds good, whats the answer ?:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its the answer 4?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

nope, simply add up the exponents on variables

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 5 ? ;/

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

how ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did 3+2=5, thank you, I see now I did wrong

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

5 is wrong

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you leave the coefficients, only add up the numbers on top

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\(\color{red}{2}+\color{red}{1}=3\) so the degree is 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea, I see

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