Question

What is the degree of the polynomial below

x+1-3x+3x⁹ - 2x
A. 3
OB. 4
O C. 5
OD. 9

Answer 1

Answer: 9

Explanation:

The degree of the polynomial is the largest term. To figure out which term is the largest, we can start by cleaning up this equation. (Adding the like terms together)

`x+1-3x+3x^9-2x\\3x^9-4x+1`

From this
`3x^9-4x+1`, we can see the term with the highest exponent is 9.

Therefore, the degree of the polynomial is 9.