Pre-Algebra Examples

$4 x^{2} - 12 x - 8$

Step 1

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

$4 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 12 x \to 1$

$- 8 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$