Please help, can you tell me if I'm correct
What is the degree of each polynomial?

(x^2 − y)^2 I think for this one its 4

8x^4 − 5x^7 + 4x^5 I think for this one its 7

x^2y^3/3+2x^3+8x^3 I think for this one its 5

x^4 + 2x^3 − 6x^4 − 17 I think for this one its 4

−x^2 + 7x − 4xI think for this one its 2

x^7 + y^8 + x^7 − y^8 I think for this one its 7

Question

Please help, can you tell me if I'm correct
What is the degree of each polynomial?

(x^2 − y)^2 I think for this one its 4

8x^4 − 5x^7 + 4x^5 I think for this one its 7

x^2y^3/3+2x^3+8x^3 I think for this one its 5

x^4 + 2x^3 − 6x^4 − 17 I think for this one its 4

−x^2 + 7x − 4xI think for this one its 2

x^7 + y^8 + x^7 − y^8 I think for this one its 7

welshfella · Answer

check out the exponents of  each term in the polynomial. The degree of the polynomial  is  the same as the degree of the highest  term.

an example of a term degree 4  is x^2y^2      ( ading the 2 exponents0.

welshfella · Answer

Your answers are correct except for the last one.

welshfella · Answer

can you see why 7 is incorrect?

macaylam · Answer

Actually I was correct I got it right