alleryStart learning →The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of:
AIts first term
BIts last term
CIts constant term
DAll its terms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. All its terms
1. A polynomial's degree comes from its terms.
2. The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of its variables.
3. The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of all its terms.
4. So one high-degree term sets the degree of the whole expression.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Polynomials', sections 6.1-6.8_
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