Question

What is the degree of the polynomial given below F(x)=x^5-9x^3+2x^2-4x+10

Answer 1

The degree of a polynomial is the highest of the degrees of the polynomial's terms.

The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables that appear on it.

The polynomial shown is:

`F(x)=x^5-9x^3+2x^2-4x+10`

The highest degree is x to the power of 5.

Hence, we can say that the degree of this polynomial is 5