How do you find the degree of the polynomial $7x ^ { 3} y ^ { 2} + 8x ^ { 4} y - 6x ^ { 4} y ^ { 2} + 7x ^ { 2} y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-05T13:59:19

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The degree of a polynomial is the maximum degree of its terms;

The degree of $7x^3y^2$ is $3+2=5$

The degree of $8x^4y$ is $4+1=5$

The degree of $-6x^4y^2$ is $4+2=color(red)6$

The degree of $7x^2y$ is $2+1=3$

Then the answer is 6

How do you find the degree of the polynomial 7x ^ { 3} y ^ { 2} + 8x ^ { 4} y - 6x ^ { 4} y ^ { 2} + 7x ^ { 2} y7x ^ { 3} y ^ { 2} + 8x ^ { 4} y - 6x ^ { 4} y ^ { 2} + 7x ^ { 2} y?