Question

What is the degree of the function w(x) = (x-2)(x+3)

Explanation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Answer 1

the degree is 2

Explanation:

because when you distribute x - 2 to x+3 = x^2 - x - 6. When you see an exponent in a trinomial that's the degree. If it's polynomial and has multiple exponents the degree is the highest number of the exponents.

Example:

2x^5 + x^3 - 4x + 1

The degree of this polynomial is 5 since it's the highest exponent number.