Find the degree of the following polynomial.
$x^{3} + 2 x^{2} - 5 x - 6$

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Solution

In the given polynomial $x^{3} + 2 x^{2} - 5 x - 6$ , the exponents of the variable $x$ are $3, 2$ and $1$ .

We know that the highest exponent of the variable $x$ is the degree of the polynomial.

Hence, the degree of the polynomial $x^{3} + 2 x^{2} - 5 x - 6$ is $3$ .

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