What is the degree of $3 x^{3} + 6 x^{2} - 2 x - 4$ $3x^3+6x^2-2x-4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-19T08:14:13

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The degree of a polynomial is highest degree among all of its terms.

Let's take a look at the degree of each term:

Degree of $3 x^{3}$ $3x^3$ : 3

Degree of $6 x^{2}$ $6x^2$ : 2

Degree of $- 2 x$ $-2x$ : 1

Degree of $- 4$ $-4$ : 0

The highest degree among all of these is 3. Therefore, the degree of the polynomial is 3.

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