What is the degree of the polynomial $x^{4} - 3 x^{3} y^{2} + 8 x - 12$ $x^4-3x^3y^2+8x-12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-05T10:48:18

Since the highest combined power is $3 + 2 = 5$ $3+2=5$ , the degree is $5$ $5$ .

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What is the degree of the polynomial x4−3x3y2+8x−12x^4-3x^3y^2+8x-12?