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5z ^ 3 - 2z ^ 4 - 9z ^ 2 + z What is the degree of the polynomial ?

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Answer:

4

Explanation:

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Answer:

Explanation:

For any polynomial, we can determine the degree by finding the variable with the largest exponent. For the given polynomial:


5z^(3) - 2z^(4) -9z^(2) + z

we can see that
-2z^(4) contains the variable with the highest exponent, 4, so the degree of this polynomial is 4.

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