Algebra Examples

$5 z^{3} - 2 z^{4} - 9 z^{2} + z$

Step 1

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

$5 z^{3} \to 3$

$- 2 z^{4} \to 4$

$- 9 z^{2} \to 2$

$z \to 1$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$4$