How do you find the degree of the polynomial $3x^2+8x^3-9x-8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-24T16:59:06

$3x^2+8x^3-9x-8$ is of degree $3$

The degree of a polynomial is the largest degree of any of its terms.

The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term,

Terms:
$3x^2$ is of degree $2$
$8x^3$ is of degree $3$
$9x$ is of degree $1$
$8$ is of degree $0$

Polynomial:
The largest degree of any term is $3$
$rArr$ the degree of the polynomial is $3$

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