Algebra Examples

$15 x^{3} y^{2} z - 6 x y^{5} z^{8} + 4 x$

Step 1

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

$15 x^{3} y^{2} z \to 6$

$- 6 x y^{5} z^{8} \to 14$

$4 x \to 1$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$14$