Question

$p\left(a\right)=3a^2+4a-4$ is a polynomial in $a$ of degree

• A. $4$
• B. $3$
• C. $2$
• D. $1$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $2$

The polynomial $a{x}^2+bx+c$ is in standard form.On comparing $3a^2+4a-4$ with the standard polynomial we see, the power of the first term is $2$. Since the polynomial has the largest exponent, that is $2$ which is the degree of the polynomial.

Hence, the degree of the polynomial is $2$.