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What is the degree of the following polynomial - 10x raise to power 5 + 14x raise to power 4 - 1

What is the degree of the following polynomial - 10x raise to power 5 + 14x raise-example-1
User Mike Caron
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-10x^5 + 13x^4 - 1

The degree of a polynomial is the largest exponent in the function.

Since the largest exponent of x is 5. (-10x^5)

The degree is 5.

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