Question

What is the degree of the following polynomial:

$x^2{y}^3$ + $y^2$ + $xy$ ?

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 5
• D. 4

Answer 1

The correct option is C 5

The degree of a polynomial is the highest power of its variable term.

In the given polynomial

For the term:
$x^2{y}^3$ , the degree is 2 + 3 = 5

For the term:
$y^2$ , the degree is 2

For the term:
$xy$ , the degree is 1 + 1 = 2

$\because$ 5 is the highest power, the degree of the polynomial is 5