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What is the degree of the following polynomial? 4x^2+2x+7

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the degree of the polynomial is 2.

to find the degree, put the polynomial in descending order with the highest exponents in front. the highest exponent is the degree.

3x^6 - 4 (highest exponent here is 6, degree would be 6)

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