Algebra Examples

$- 5 a^{2} b + 4 a^{2} - 2 b + 5$

Step 1

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

$- 5 a^{2} b \to 3$

$4 a^{2} \to 2$

$- 2 b \to 1$

$5 \to 0$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$3$