Pre-Algebra Examples

$10 x^{2} - x^{3} - 10 x^{7}$

Step 1

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

$10 x^{2} \to 2$

$- x^{3} \to 3$

$- 10 x^{7} \to 7$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$7$