Algebra Examples

$- 2 x^{2} y - 3 y^{2} + 4 x + y^{5}$

Step 1

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

$- 2 x^{2} y \to 3$

$- 3 y^{2} \to 2$

$4 x \to 1$

$y^{5} \to 5$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$