Algebra 1 : Polynomial Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of the polynomial?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the degree of the polynomial, you first have to identify each term [term is for example ], so to find the degree of each term you add the exponents.

EX:   - Degree of 3

Highest degree is  

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of the polynomial?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the degree of the polynomial, add up the exponents of each term and select the highest sum.

12x2y3: 2 + 3 = 5

6xy4z: 1 + 4 + 1 = 6

2xz: 1 + 1 = 2

The degree is therefore 6.

Example Question #711 : Intermediate Single Variable Algebra

 

What is the degree of the polynomial?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The degree is the highest exponent value of the variables in the polynomial.

Here, the highest exponent is x5, so the degree is 5.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

Simplify:

Possible Answers:

2x

None of the above

1

-1

5

Correct answer:

-1

Explanation:

The given expression can be re-written as:

Cancel (2x - 5):

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

Find the degree of the polynomial:  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The polynomial terms may only have variables raised to positive integer exponents.  No square roots, fraction powers, and variables in the denominator are allowed. 

The correct answer is:  

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of the following polynomial?  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The degree of the polynomial is the highest power in the polynomial.

The highest power given is the term:  

Therefore, the degree of the polynomial is .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of following polynomial?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The degree of a polynomial with a single variable (in our case, ), simply find the largest exponent of that variable within the expression. The term  shows  being raised to the seventh power, and no other  in this expression is raised to anything larger than seven. Therefore, the degree of this expression is .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of the following polynomial?  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The polynomial has more than one variable. The degree of the polynomial is the largest sum of the exponents of ALL variables in a term.

The first term is .

The degree of this term is 

The second term is .

The degree of this term is .

The degree of the polynomial is the largest of these two values, or .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Degree Of A Polynomial

What is the degree of the following polynomial?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the degree of a polynomial, simply find the highest exponent in the expression.  As seven is the highest exponent above, it is also the degree of the polynomial.

Example Question #201 : Variables

What is the degree of the following polynomial?  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the degree of a polynomial, simply find the highest exponent in the expression.  As two is the highest exponent above, it is also the degree of the polynomial.

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