document.write( "Question 37211: What is the degree of the polynomial 12xy^3-7y^2z^5+5x^6y-2X^2y^2 \n" ); document.write( "

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The degree of a polynomial is the the highest degree of any single term in the polynomial...thus for
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\n" ); document.write( "notice that both the second and third terms are of degree seven, so the polynomial is also of degree seven... \n" ); document.write( "

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