Precalculus Examples

$f (x) = x^{3} + 2 x^{2} - 6 x - 9$

Step 1

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

$x^{3} \to 3$

$2 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 6 x \to 1$

$- 9 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$