How do you find the degree of $12-7q^2t+8r$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-25T13:00:46

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The degree is the highest possible value of sum all powers of all variables in a single term.

Thus the degree of the given polynomial is

2 + 1 = 3

That is power of q(2) + power of t(1).

How do you find the degree of 12-7q^2t+8r12-7q^2t+8r?