Algebra Examples

$5 x + 3 x^{2} - 7 x^{3} + 2$

Step 1

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

$5 x \to 1$

$3 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 7 x^{3} \to 3$

$2 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$