Algebra Examples

$f (x) = 2 x^{3} - x^{2} + 5 x - 3$

Step 1

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

$2 x^{3} \to 3$

$- x^{2} \to 2$

$5 x \to 1$

$- 3 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$