Algebra Examples

$- 6 y^{11} - y^{4} + 1 + 5 y^{10}$

Step 1

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

$- 6 y^{11} \to 11$

$- y^{4} \to 4$

$1 \to 0$

$5 y^{10} \to 10$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$11$