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What is the degree of the polynomial 17x + 4.
Just write the answer like 1 or 2 etc.

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Answer: 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The original expression is the same as
17x^1 + 4 since
x^1 = x

The degree of any polynomial is always the largest exponent. This applies to single variable polynomials only.

Therefore, the degree of
17x^1 + 4 is 1. This is a linear polynomial, and it's also a binomial since it has 2 terms 17x and 4.

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