SOLUTION: What is the degree of the polynomial x^12-5x^4?

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Question 84791: What is the degree of the polynomial x^12-5x^4?
Found 2 solutions by mszlmb, bucky:
Answer by mszlmb(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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A polynomial is Xa so long as a>1
So X2 is a polynomial of the second degree, X3 of the third degree, and so on.
X12-5X4 is a 12th degree polynomial (The highest polynomial counts)

Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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The degree is the same as the biggest exponent. So this is a degree 12 polynomial.