Finding the degree of a polynomial?

Question

I need help finding the degree of these polynomials, please..

5xcubedy^ - 6xcubedycubed

5ysixth + yfourth - 2y^ - 8

3
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I hope u can understand that lol...i really do.
^ = squared

Answer 1

Every polynomial has "terms" or "summands." For example:

x^2 + y^2 +xy

has three terms: two squares and the term xy.

The first polynomial you have is:

5x^3 y^2 - 6 x^3 y^3

There are thus two terms, one of degree 5, the other of degree 6. To get the degree of each term, we simply add the exponents, not too hard.

The total degree of a polynomial is the maximum degree of any term. So the first has degree 6.

The second has degree 6 (from the first term).

The third has degree 0 (constants are like 3*x^0)

Answer 2

1. Degree 6 polynomial
2. Degree 6 polynomial
3. Degree 0 polynomial

Answer 3

Hello

We need to find the highest power on the variables.

so the first one would be 6 since the second term has a 3 on the x and a three on the y so we add them together to get 6

Second one 6th again since the largest one is on the x term

and the last one is 0 since we could write 3x^0

Hope This Helps!!