Question

What is the degree of 7x6-6x5+2x+-8?

Answer 1

Sixth degree

Explanation:

A degree of a quadratic equation is determined by it's highest power.

`{ \tt{ax + b \: \rightarrow \: first \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{a {x}^(2) + bx + c \: \rightarrow \: \: 2nd \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{ {ax}^(3) + {bx}^(2) + cx + d \: \rightarrow \: 3rd \: degree}} \\ \\ { \tt{ {ax}^(n) + bx {}^((n - 1)) + cx + d \: \rightarrow \: n {}^(th) \: degree}}`

Answer 2

Degree = 6

Detailed explanation:

Hi there! Our task is to find the degree of a polynomial.

To do that, recall that the degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent.

The highest exponent is 6.

`\bigstar` Therefore, it's the degree.