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Question 377309: I'm trying to understand this and can't seem to. My answer is always incorrect. Please Help!!

Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial:
x6 + 8x5 + 9x2 + 5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The degree is the highest power of x.
x%5E6 is the term with the highest power of x.
The degree of the polynomial is 6.