Algebra Examples

$6 x y^{2} - 12 x^{3} y^{2} + y^{4} - 26$

Step 1

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$6 x y^{2} \to 3$

$- 12 x^{3} y^{2} \to 5$

$y^{4} \to 4$

$- 26 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$