Algebra Examples

$\frac{r s}{3} + \frac{x y}{7}$

Step 1

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

$\frac{r s}{3} \to 2$

$\frac{x y}{7} \to 2$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$