How do you state the degree of the polynomial $4a^2b^3 + 2ab^2 – 10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-04T22:18:30

It is degree $5$ . We could instead say that it is a $5^(th)$ degree polynomial.

The degree of each term is the sum of the exponents on the variables.

${:("Term","Degree"),(4a^2b^3," "5),(2ab^2," "3),(-10," "0) :}$

The degree of the polynomial is the greatest of the degrees of the individual terms. In this case, $5$

How do you state the degree of the polynomial 4a^2b^3 + 2ab^2 – 104a^2b^3 + 2ab^2 – 10?