Algebra Examples

$4 + 5 x^{8} + 9 x - 6 x^{4} - 3 x^{5}$

Step 1

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

$4 \to 0$

$5 x^{8} \to 8$

$9 x \to 1$

$- 6 x^{4} \to 4$

$- 3 x^{5} \to 5$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$8$