Algebra Examples

$2 p^{3} + 5 p^{4} - 2 p^{2} + 3 p - 9$

Step 1

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

$2 p^{3} \to 3$

$5 p^{4} \to 4$

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

$3 p \to 1$

$- 9 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$4$