Algebra Examples

$f (x) = 2 x^{3} - 13 x^{2} + 28 x - 20$

Step 1

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

$2 x^{3} \to 3$

$- 13 x^{2} \to 2$

$28 x \to 1$

$- 20 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$