Algebra Examples

$- 9 y^{6} - y^{8} + 8 + 7 y^{7}$

Step 1

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

$- 9 y^{6} \to 6$

$- y^{8} \to 8$

$8 \to 0$

$7 y^{7} \to 7$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$8$