SOLUTION: Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial: X^3 – 8x^2 + 9x – 2 is it 5??

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Question 504642: Short Answer. State the degree of the given polynomial:
X^3 – 8x^2 + 9x – 2
is it 5??

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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The degree is the highest exponent (exponent here is defined as the raised power) you see in the polynomial. Here, x^3 has the highest exponent, so the degree would be 3.

For multi-variable polynomials, the degree is defined by finding the term in which the sum of the exponents of the variables is highest.