Question

What is the degree of the polynomial $16x^6+5(x^2{)}^7+12x-33x^8+42?$

• A. 14

Answer 1

The correct option is A 14
The highest exponent of a variable in a polynomial is called the degree of the polynomial.
Here, the given polynomial is
$16x^6+5(x^2{)}^7+12x-33x^8+42.$

We can write $16x^6+5(x^2{)}^7+12x-33x^8+42=16x^6+5x^{14}+12x-33x^8+42$

Here, the highest exponent of $x$ is 14.
Hence the degree of the given polynomial is 14.