Algebra Examples

$2 x^{5} y^{2} z + x^{4} z$

Step 1

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$2 x^{5} y^{2} z \to 8$

$x^{4} z \to 5$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$8$