SOLUTION: Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial: x^6 + 8x^5 + 9x^2 + 5

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Question 376929: Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial:
x^6 + 8x^5 + 9x^2 + 5
Answer by SadieKhan(31) About Me  (Show Source):
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The highest degree of any term in the polynomial is the degree of the polynomial
Hence for
x^6 + 8x^5 + 9x^2 + 5
the degree is 6.