Algebra Examples

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

Step 1

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

$- 8 y^{7} \to 7$

$- y^{3} \to 3$

$8 \to 0$

$2 y^{6} \to 6$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$7$