Question

How do you find the degree of `7x^5y^3z`?

Answer 1

The degree is 9

Explanation:

This is a monomial (not a polynomial). It does not have individual terms because all the numbers are multiplied together (not added or subtracted).

To find the degree of a monomial, add all the exponents together.

`7*x^5*y^3*z^1 rarr` The exponents are 5, 3, and 1, and since `7` is a constant its degree will not count

`0+5+3+1=9`

The degree is 9