Question

What is the degree of the polynomial in this expression `2x^7 + 4 - 3x^3 + 5x^8 - 4x`?

Answer 1

degree 8.

Explanation:

The `color(blue)"degree"` of a polynomial is the value of the highest power of the variable in the polynomial.

The highest power of x in this polynomial is 8

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