Algebra Examples

$x^{4} y - x^{2} + 6 x$

Step 1

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

$x^{4} y \to 5$

$- x^{2} \to 2$

$6 x \to 1$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$