SOLUTION: Identify the degree of each term of the polynomial and the degree of the polynomial: -5x^3 + 3x^2 + 3x + 2

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Question 462419: Identify the degree of each term of the polynomial and the degree of the polynomial: -5x^3 + 3x^2 + 3x + 2
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The degree of a term is the sum of all exponents in a term. A variable with no exponent has an understood exponent of 1. A term with no variable has an understood variable with an exponent of 0.

The degree of a polynomial is the degree of the highest degree term in the polynomial.

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