Multiple Choice
Determine the degree of each term.
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6. Exponents and Polynomials
Intro to Polynomials
Multiple Choice
Determine the degree of each term.
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Recall that the degree of a term in algebra is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term. For example, in the term \$3x^2y^3\(, the degree is \)2 + 3 = 5$.
Look at the given term, which is a constant: \(-6\). Since there are no variables present, the degree is determined by the exponent of the variable, which is implicitly zero.
Understand that any constant term (a number without a variable) can be thought of as having the variable raised to the zero power, like \(-6 = -6x^0\).
Since the exponent of the variable is zero, the degree of the term \(-6\) is \$0$.
Therefore, the degree of the term \(-6\) is \$0$ because it contains no variables.
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