Algebra Examples

$f (x) = 2 x^{2} + 7 x^{5} - 4 x - 12$

Step 1

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

$2 x^{2} \to 2$

$7 x^{5} \to 5$

$- 4 x \to 1$

$- 12 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$5$