Algebra Examples

$F (x) = x^{5} - 9 x^{3} + 2 x^{2} - 4 x + 10$

Step 1

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

$x^{5} \to 5$

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

$2 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 4 x \to 1$

$10 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$