Algebra Examples

$f (x) = 2 x^{7} + 6 x^{5} + 12 x + 10$

Step 1

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

$2 x^{7} \to 7$

$6 x^{5} \to 5$

$12 x \to 1$

$10 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$7$