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What is the degree of the polynomial function f(x) = 2x3 + 7x5 − 4x − 12?
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What is the degree of the polynomial function f(x) = 2x3 + 7x5 − 4x − 12?

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The degree of a polynomial function is the value of the highest power that the variable is raised to. This function uses the variable x, and its highest power is 5, so it is a fifth degree polynomial.
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