Pre-Algebra Examples

$20 x^{2} - 4 + 7 x^{2} + 5$

Step 1

Simplify and reorder the polynomial.

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Step 1.1

Add $20 x^{2}$ and $7 x^{2}$ .

$27 x^{2} - 4 + 5$

Step 1.2

Add $- 4$ and $5$ .

$27 x^{2} + 1$

Step 2

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

$27 x^{2} \to 2$

$1 \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$