Question

How is -x^6+7x^5 considered a sixth degree binomial?

Answer 1

A term is defined as a part of an equation separated by a +/- operation. Because there is a + operation separating two terms (-x^6 and 7x^5), the expression is a binomial, meaning the expression has two terms.

The highest exponent or degree, present in the expression is to the power of 6. Therefore, the expression is in the sixth degree.

Taken together, the expression is a sixth-degree binomial.

Answer 2

Polynomial, 6. Constant. The highest value of the exponent in the expression is known as the Degree of Polynomial. The degree of a polynomial is the largest exponent. It is also known as an order of the polynomial. While finding the degree of the polynomial, the polynomial powers of the variables should be either in ascending or descending order.

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