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Is the degree of a polynomial the greatest or least value of the variable's exponent?
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The greatest.
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How do you classify polynomials based on degree?
The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms.The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables.7x3y2 + 15xy6 + 23x2y2The degree of the first term is 5.The degree of the second term is 7.The degree of the third term is 4.The degree of the polynomial is 7.
What is the polynomial and degree of 7x3 6x2 -2?
The polynomial 7x3 + 6x2 - 2 has a degree of 3, making it cubic.
How do you find a degree of a graphed polynomial?
Factors
Is 2 a polynomial?
Yes, f(x) = 2 is a polynomial of degree 0 (because there are no x terms).
What is the technical name for a first degree polynomial?
A binomial.
What is the degree of a polynomial having more than 1 term but with different variables?
The degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent in the polynomial.
What is the meaning degree of polynomial?
The degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent on any independent variable in the polynomial.
What is the highest exponent in a polynomial?
That varies from polynomial to polynomial. Whatever the highest exponent is is called the "degree", so a quadratic like x2 + 2x + 8 has degree 2.
How is the degree of a polynomial determined?
The Degree (for a polynomial with one variable) is the largest exponent of that variable.
What is the polynomial of degree 0?
A polynomial of degree 0 is a polynomial without any variables, such as 9.
What is a polynomial with a degree of three?
The degree of a polynomial refers to the largest exponent in the function for that polynomial. A degree 3 polynomial will have 3 as the largest exponent, but may also have smaller exponents. Both x^3 and x^3-x²+x-1 are degree three polynomials since the largest exponent is 4. The polynomial x^4+x^3 would not be degree three however because even though there is an exponent of 3, there is a higher exponent also present (in this case, 4).
The degree of a polynomial is the what exponent?
highest total of the exponents
What does the word degree refer to in a polynomial?
The Degree (for a polynomial with one variable, like x) is the largest exponent of that variable.
How is the degree of a simplified polynomial found?
The degree of a polynomial is equal to the highest degree of its terms. In the case that there is no exponent, the degree is 1. If there is no variable, the degree is 0.
What are quadratic polynomial quartic polynomial constant polynomial and quintic polynomial?
Those words refer to the degree, or highest exponent that modifies a variable, or the polynomial.Constant=No variables in the polynomialLinear=Variable raised to the first powerQuadratic=Variable raised to the second power (or "squared")Cubic=Variable raised to the third power (or "cubed")Quartic=Variable raised to the fourth powerQuintic=Variable raised to the fifth powerAnything higher than that is known as a "6th-degree" polynomial, or "21st-degree" polynomial. It all depends on the highest exponent in the polynomial. Remember, exponents modifying a constant (normal number) do not count.
What is a degree of polynomial?
That means that the monomial of the highest degree has a degree higher than 1. For example: x + 5 3x - 7 -27x + 8
What is The sum of the exponents on the variables in a term?
Degree of a Polynomial
