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

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Question 376978: Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial:
x^6 + 8x^5 + 9x^2 + 5
Answer by bostonmathtutor(8) About Me  (Show Source):
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The degree is just the exponent of the leading term (when the exponents are sorted from greatest to least).
In this case x^6 is the leading term so the degree is 6.