How do you find the degree of P(x)=x^{3}(x+2)(x-3)^{2}?

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2022-01-28

How do you find the degree of P(x)=x3(x+2)(x3)2?

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Allison Compton

Allison Compton

Beginner2022-01-29Added 16 answers

Explanation:
P(x)=x3(x+2)(x3)2
The degree of a polynomial is highest degree of its individual terms.
In this example we could expand P(x) into its individual terms but in this case that is unnecessary.
Consider the highest degree of each of the factors of P(x).
x3 has degree 3
(x+2) has highest degree 1
(x3)2 has highest degree 2
Hence the degree of P(x)=3+1+2=6

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