No.103 Degree of a Polynomial
POINT
To find the degree of a polynomial, identify the term with the highest degree. That degree is the degree of the polynomial.
Example
State the degree of each polynomial.
\(2x+3\) \(x^2-x+1\) \(x^2y-3xy+5\)
① 1 ② 2 ③ 3
Try it yourself.
PRACTICE 01
\(3x^3+2x-1\)
Degree: 3
PRACTICE 02
\(a^2b+ab+4\)
Degree: 3
PRACTICE 03
\(2m^2n^3-mn+5\)
Degree: 5
PRACTICE 04
\(5a^4-2a^2+1\)
Degree: 4
PRACTICE 05
\(x^2y^3+xy-6\)
Degree: 5
PRACTICE 06
\(3p^2q^2-pq^3+2\)
Degree: 4