QuestionIdentify the degree of the terms and the degree of the polynomial.
What is the degree of the first term, ?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. The degree of a term in a polynomial is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term.
2. The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of any term in the polynomial.
STEP 2
1. Identify the degree of each term in the polynomial.
2. Determine the degree of the polynomial.
3. Identify the degree of the first term, .
STEP 3
Identify the degree of each term in the polynomial:
- For the term , the degree is the sum of the exponents of and . Here, has an exponent of 1 and has an exponent of 9.
STEP 4
- For the term , the degree is the exponent of , which is 7.
STEP 5
- For the term , the degree is the exponent of , which is 2.
STEP 6
- For the constant term , the degree is 0 because there are no variables.
STEP 7
Determine the degree of the polynomial by identifying the highest degree among all the terms:
The degrees of the terms are 10, 7, 2, and 0. The highest degree is 10.
STEP 8
Identify the degree of the first term, :
As calculated earlier, the degree of is 10.
The degree of the first term, , is .
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