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What is the degree of 7x6-6x5+2x+-8?

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Answer:

Sixth degree

Explanation:

A degree of a quadratic equation is determined by it's highest power.


{ \tt{ax + b \: \rightarrow \: first \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{a {x}^(2) + bx + c \: \rightarrow \: \: 2nd \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{ {ax}^(3) + {bx}^(2) + cx + d \: \rightarrow \: 3rd \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{ {ax}^(n) + bx {}^((n - 1)) + cx + d \: \rightarrow \: n {}^(th) \: degree}}

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Answer:

Degree = 6

Detailed explanation:

Hi there! Our task is to find the degree of a polynomial.

To do that, recall that the degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent.

The highest exponent is 6.


\bigstar Therefore, it's the degree.

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