document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240341>Question 240341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what does it mean when it asks for me to give the degree of the answer? my answer is -7x+x2+17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7x+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7x+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then it's of degree 2, or 2nd degree, or 2nd order, all terms meaning the same thing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 is the highest exponent in the expression.<BR>\n" );
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