Question

Identify the degree and number of terms of the polynomial: 200p-30p^2m+40m^5 The degree is: AnswerThe number of terms in the polynomial is: Answer

Answer 1

The polynomial shown is,

$200p-30p^2m+40m^5$

We know,

• The ,degree of a polynomial, is the highest power of the variable in a polynomial expression.

• A polynomial is a monomial or the sum or difference of two or more polynomials. Each monomial is called a ,term, of the polynomial.

Looking at the polynomial, we see that the HIGHEST power is m to the power of 5. So, the degree of the polynomial is 5.

Also, there are 3 terms in the polynomial.

AnswerDegree = 5Terms = 3