document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950186>Question 950186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please explain how to determine the degree of to polynomials:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x) = x(x-3)(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x) = x^3(x+2)(x-3)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to determine the degree of to polynomials just multiply terms on right side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28x%29+=+x%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29=x%5E3-x%5E2-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28x%29+=+x%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29=x%5E3-x%5E2-6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> the degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of its terms, in your case it is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28x%29+=+x%5E3%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29%5E2=%28x%5E4%2B2x%5E3%29%28x%5E2-6x%2B9%29=x%5E6-4x%5E5-3x%5E4%2B18x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >->degree:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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