Algebra Examples

$2 x y^{4} + 4 x^{2} y^{3} - 6 x^{3} y^{2} - 7 x^{4}$

Step 1

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

$2 x y^{4} \to 5$

$4 x^{2} y^{3} \to 5$

$- 6 x^{3} y^{2} \to 5$

$- 7 x^{4} \to 4$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$