SOLUTION: State the degree of the following polynomial: 4x3y – 2xy – 6y

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Question 498082: State the degree of the following polynomial: 4x3y – 2xy – 6y
Answer by Flannery(124) About Me  (Show Source):
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OK, the degree of a polynomial is the value of its highest exponent. I don't see any exponents so one is implied. It is then a first degree polynomial. It isn't a no degree polynomial, that would be something to the zero power (something to the zero power equals one).