Please Help me solve this equation: find the degree of: -6x^3y+4xy^2-14xy+3 Thanks ! -6x3y + 4xy2 - 14xy + 3 Every term of a polynomial has a degree. The whole polynomial also has a degree. The degree of the polynomial is the same degree as the degree of the term which has the largest degree. The degree of a term is the number of letters that are multiplied together when you write it without exponents. That is, write the polynomial without exponents: -6xxxy + 4xyy - 14xy + 3 The first term -4xxxy has degree 4 because there are 4 letters multiplied together. The second term +4xyy has degree 3 because there are 3 letters multiplied together. The third term -14xy has degree 2 because there are 2 letters multiplied together. The fourth term +3 has degree 0 because there are NO letters multiplied together. The largest degree of all the terms is 4, so the whole polynomial has degree 4. Edwin AnlytcPhil@aol.com