Precalculus Examples

$24 x^{3} - 540 x^{2} + 3888 x + 12$

Step 1

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

$24 x^{3} \to 3$

$- 540 x^{2} \to 2$

$3888 x \to 1$

$12 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$