Algebra Examples

$p (x) = 3 x^{4} - 7 x^{2} - 2 x^{4} - x + 4$

Step 1

Subtract $2 x^{4}$ from $3 x^{4}$ .

$x^{4} - 7 x^{2} - x + 4$

Step 2

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

$x^{4} \to 4$

$- 7 x^{2} \to 2$

$- x \to 1$

$4 \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$4$