Algebra Examples

$- 5 x y^{8} + 9 x^{3} y - 2 x^{6} y^{5} + 7$

Step 1

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

$- 5 x y^{8} \to 9$

$9 x^{3} y \to 4$

$- 2 x^{6} y^{5} \to 11$

$7 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$11$