How do you find the degree of #4y - 5xz#?

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Alan P.
Oct 18, 2015

#4y-5xz# has degree #2#

Explanation:

The degree of an expression the the largest degree of any of its terms.

The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term.

#4y = 4y^color(green)(1)# has a degree of #color(green)(1)#

#5xz = 5x^color(red)(1)z^color(blue)(1)# has a degree of (#color(red)(1)+color(blue)(1)) =2#

#(5xz)# has a higher degree than #(4y)#
Therefore the degree of the expression is the degree of #(5xz)#, namely #2#

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