Algebra Examples

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

Step 1

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

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

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

$7 x y \to 2$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$