Algebra Examples

$- 4 - 8 x + 6 x^{2} + 4 x^{3}$

Step 1

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

$- 4 \to 0$

$- 8 x \to 1$

$6 x^{2} \to 2$

$4 x^{3} \to 3$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$