Algebra Examples

$6 y^{11} - y^{5} + 1 + 7 y^{13}$

Step 1

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

$6 y^{11} \to 11$

$- y^{5} \to 5$

$1 \to 0$

$7 y^{13} \to 13$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$13$