What is the degree of the polynomial #y^2-16#?
2 Answers
May 19, 2018
the degree is the power of the highest exponent, in this case 2
Explanation:
the exponent of 16 is 1 but we don't write it as an exponent of 1 is "understood"
May 19, 2018
The degree is the highest power of the variable, here
