Question

Find the degree of the monomial. 6x^8y^5

Answer 1

The degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents of all its variables

The monomial is

`6x^8y^5`

The variables here are x and y

The exponents of x and y are 8 and 5 respectively

Therefore, the degree of the monomial is

`8\text{ + 5 = 13 }`

The degree of the monomial is 13