Degree of Polynomials

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Degree of Polynomials Degree is the highest power of the variable in a polynomial 8x2 + 3x3 − 5x + 9 Power of x is 2 Power of x is 3 Power of x is 1 No variable x. So, power is 0 Polynomial Degree (Constant, like ) (Linear) (Quadratic) (Cubic) (Quartic) Higher degrees exist tool EXAMPLES (1) Powers of are Degree = 4 Highest power is 4 (2) Powers of are Highest power is 3 Degree = 3 (3) Powers of are Degree = 5 Highest power is 5 (4) Powers of are 2,0 Highest power is 2 Degree (5) Power of is 1 Highest power is 1 Degree = 1 (6) 7 This is a non-zero constant. Degree of a non-zero constant is 0 . Degree = 0 Degree = Highest Power = 3 Let’s do some examples