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For the following polynomial expression, find its number of terms and degree:82? y? + 327 g2 + 22y-Y.Number of terms (number value only):Degree of polynomial (number value only):

For the following polynomial expression, find its number of terms and degree:82? y-example-1
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There are 4 terms in the given expression.

The degree of the polynomial is the highest sum of the exponent of each term. The term 8x³y² has the highest sum on their exponents which is 5. Therefore, the degree of the polynomial is 5.

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