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What is the degree of the polynomial? 5x – 6 + 3x^2 - 7x^4

What is the degree of the polynomial? 5x – 6 + 3x^2 - 7x^4-example-1
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Solution

We have the following expression given:


5x-6+3x^2-7x^4

We can reorder the expression on this way:


-7x^4+3x^2+5x-6

And the maximum exponent of x is 4 so then the degree is 4

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