Algebra Examples

$x y + x^{2} y^{3} + 9 x - y^{5} x + 8$

Step 1

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

$x y \to 2$

$x^{2} y^{3} \to 5$

$9 x \to 1$

$- y^{5} x \to 6$

$8 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$6$