alleryStart learning →The degree of the term 4x cubed y squared is:
AIt is five
BIt is three
CIt is two
DIt is six
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It is five
1. Degree of a term uses every variable in it.
2. The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of its variables.
3. Here x carries an exponent of 3 and y carries an exponent of 2.
4. Adding those exponents gives 3 plus 2.
5. So the degree of the term is five.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Polynomials', sections 6.1-6.8_
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