which is the degree of the polynomial?
xy+3x*2-7+x (the 2 is an exponent)

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which is the degree of the polynomial?
xy+3x*2-7+x (the 2 is an exponent)

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wilsondanielle · Answer

the degree of the polynomial is the sum of all the exponents of the terms of the polynomial. What would that be?

wilsondanielle · Answer

hint : y counts as a variable, and 7 can be written as x^0 (or y^0)

anonymous · Answer

so just 2?

wilsondanielle · Answer

Not quite. you can write it as x^1*y^1 +3x^2 + 7x^0 + x^1
what is the sum of the exponents?

anonymous · Answer

is it 4? @wilsondanielle

wilsondanielle · Answer

i get 5, but maybe they don't want you to count the y (which makes it 4)

wilsondanielle · Answer

ok wait no
I'm thinking of something else - sorry!

The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms when the polynomial is expressed in its canonical form consisting of a linear combination of monomials. The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables that appear in it.

anonymous · Answer

i got 5 too but there was not an answer choice for that? Thank You

wilsondanielle · Answer

pick the highest exponent - that will be it