Pre-Algebra Examples

$x - 2 \cdot (2 x^{2}) + 4 x - 1$

Step 1

Simplify and reorder the polynomial.

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Step 1.1

Multiply $2$ by $- 2$ .

$x - 4 x^{2} + 4 x - 1$

Step 1.2

Add $x$ and $4 x$ .

$- 4 x^{2} + 5 x - 1$

Step 2

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

$- 4 x^{2} \to 2$

$5 x \to 1$

$- 1 \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$