Algebra Examples

$5 a - 2 b^{2} + 1$

Step 1

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

$5 a \to 1$

$- 2 b^{2} \to 2$

$1 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$