How do you find the degree of #y = (1/4)(t-1)^2(t+3)(4-t)#?
1 Answer
Jun 7, 2018
Explanation:
The degree of a polynomial of a single variable is the value of the highest exponent of the variable.
In our example:
In this case the variable is
We could go to the bother of expanding
Since
Taking each term in turn:
Hence, degree of
NB: This only works because
We are actually using the property of exponents: