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What is the Degree of the polynomial

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It's not clear what polynomial you posted, but let's say you had the polynomial

5x^3+7x^2-9x+10

This is a cubic polynomial as the largest exponent is 3. The degree is also 3. The degree of the polynomial is equal to the largest exponent.

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