Algebra Examples

$f (x) = x^{2} + 8 x - 2$

Step 1

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

$x^{2} \to 2$

$8 x \to 1$

$- 2 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$

Step 3

The maximum number of possible roots is the degree of $x^{2} + 8 x - 2$ .

$2$