Question

Need help studying polynomials:
43x^3y + 5xy
Would be classified as a binomial to the 3rd degree right?

Answer 1

Binomial yes, but I think 4th degree since there is a combined total of 4 powers in the one term.

Answer 2

Oh I see thank you!

Answer 3

Actually, it is only the single highest degree that dictates the degree of the whole polynomial. If you had
\[x ^{2}+2x+3\]
this would only be a second degree polynomial, not a third.

Answer 4

So if your single highest power is an x raised to the third, then it is a third degree polynomial.