Question

Arrange the following polynomial into descending order for x, then interpret the degree of the 2nd term.

7x3y3 + 4 − 11x5y2 − 3x2y

Answer 1

Always double check first but I am pretty sure that it is 6

Answer 2

For the answer to the question above, the power of "y" doesn't influence descending order for x even if it is higher than power of x.

Unordered polynomial is
7x3y3 + 4 - 11x5y2 - 3x2y

Polynomial in descending order looks like this
-11x5y2 + 7x3y3 - 3x2y + 4

Degree of the second term is 5 ( because of x5 )