Algebra Examples

$3 x^{3} + x^{2} + x$

Step 1

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

$3 x^{3} \to 3$

$x^{2} \to 2$

$x \to 1$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$