Question

Write the degree of the following polynomial :

$5x^{2}y{z}^3+x{y}^4{z}^2$

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 7
• D. 4

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

7

Given,
$5x^{2}y{z}^3+x{y}^4{z}^2$
Since there are $2$ terms $5x^{2}y{z}^3+x{y}^4{z}^2$, it is a binomial and the polynomial has variable ($x{y}^4{z}^2$) as the highest degree of all the terms,
Therefore the degree is $7$ (degree $1$ for $x$, $4$ for $y^4$ and $2$ for $z^2$) .