Question

$p\left(y\right)=5y^3-2y^2+y+10$ is a polynomial in $y$ of degree

• A. $0$
• B. $1$
• C. $2$
• D. $3$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $3$

in $5y^3-2y^2+y+10$ we see the power of the first term is $3$, the power of the second term is $2$ and the power of the third term is $1$. Since the polynomial has the largest exponent, that is $3$ which is the degree of the polynomial.

Hence, the degree of the polynomial is $3$.