Algebra Examples

$\frac{p^{5} q^{4}}{9} + q$

Step 1

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

$\frac{p^{5} q^{4}}{9} \to 9$

$q \to 1$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$9$