Algebra Examples

$f (x) = 6 x^{2} - 8 + 0.16 x - 8 x^{3}$

Step 1

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

$6 x^{2} \to 2$

$- 8 \to 0$

$0.16 x \to 1$

$- 8 x^{3} \to 3$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$