Algebra Examples

$5 x^{5} + 8 x^{2} + 2 x - 3 x^{9} - 8 x^{4} - 4 x^{5}$

Step 1

Subtract $4 x^{5}$ from $5 x^{5}$ .

$x^{5} + 8 x^{2} + 2 x - 3 x^{9} - 8 x^{4}$

Step 2

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

$x^{5} \to 5$

$8 x^{2} \to 2$

$2 x \to 1$

$- 3 x^{9} \to 9$

$- 8 x^{4} \to 4$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$9$