How do you find the degree of 4y-5xz?

Aubrey Hendricks

Aubrey Hendricks

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2022-01-28

How do you find the degree of 4y-5xz?

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seibesitoeu

seibesitoeu

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Explanation:
The degree of an expression the the largest degree of any of its terms.
The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables in that term.
4y=4y1 has a degree of 1
5xz=5x1z1 has a degree of (1+1)=2
(5xz) has a higher degree than (4y)
Therefore the degree of the expression is the degree of (5xz), namely 2
Result:
4y-5xz has degree 2

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