Question

How do you determine the degree of a polynomial?

Answer 1

Refer to Explanation.

Explanation:

The degree of a polynomial is determined by the highest power of `x` in the polynomial

e.g.
`f(x) = 2x^5-3x^2+4`
The highest power of `x` in f(x) is 5.
Hence, degree of f(x) = 5

A polynomial with only a constant, e.g. `P(x) = 5` has a degree of 0 as `5=5x^0`