Finite Math Examples

$f (x) = - 5 x + 3$

Step 1

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

$- 5 x \to 1$

$3 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$1$

Step 3

The maximum number of possible roots is the degree of $- 5 x + 3$ .

$1$