document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873667>Question 873667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the degree of the following polynomial. 19x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The degree of a polynomial is the degree of the highest term in the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since this polynomial only has one term, when we find its degree, we<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will have the degree of the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The term is 19x.  The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "variable portion.  The variable portion is x.  x by itself has an implied<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exponent of 1, that is x = x^1.  So the degree of this term is 1 , and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the degree of the polynomial 19x is 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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