Algebra Examples

$5 x^{7} - 4 x^{5} + 2 x^{6} - x^{4}$

Step 1

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

$5 x^{7} \to 7$

$- 4 x^{5} \to 5$

$2 x^{6} \to 6$

$- x^{4} \to 4$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$7$