Determine+the+degree+of+a+polynomial.

How to you determine the degree of a term? Our degree is the sum of the exponent.

How do you determine the degree of a polynomial? take the degree of the largest term.

-all #'s have 0 degrees -all variables have a degree of 1 or what their degree is equal to. 2=0 degrees x=1 degree 2x=1 degree x^2=2 degrees with no adding or subtracting you add!