Question

How do you find the degree of the polynomial `3x^2+8x^3-9x-8`?

Answer 1

`3x^2+8x^3-9x-8` is of degree `3`

Explanation:

The degree of a polynomial is the largest degree of any of its terms.

The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term,

Terms:
`3x^2` is of degree `2`
`8x^3` is of degree `3`
`9x` is of degree `1`
`8` is of degree `0`

Polynomial:
The largest degree of any term is `3`
`rArr` the degree of the polynomial is `3`