Algebra Examples

$\frac{1}{5} y^{3} + y^{2} - 9$

Step 1

Combine $\frac{1}{5}$ and $y^{3}$ .

$\frac{y^{3}}{5} + y^{2} - 9$

Step 2

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

$\frac{y^{3}}{5} \to 3$

$y^{2} \to 2$

$- 9 \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$