Question

I want to fined out the digree of polynomial 5 x^4 + 3 x^2 + 1

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of a monomial contained within the polynomial. The degree of the monomial is the sum of the exponents on the variables. Example, the degree of -4x^6y is 6+1=7.

Example, the degree of 4x^8 is 8.

So the degree of 5x^4 is 4.

The degree of 3x^2 is 2.

The degree of 1 is 0 since there is no variable in this expression.

So the degree of 5 x^4 + 3 x^2 + 1 is 4.