Precalculus Examples

$x^{5} y^{2} + 7 x^{3} y^{7} - 3 x^{2} y^{4}$

Step 1

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

$x^{5} y^{2} \to 7$

$7 x^{3} y^{7} \to 10$

$- 3 x^{2} y^{4} \to 6$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$10$