Question

I am the largest power of a variable in an expression. Who am I?​

Answer 1

DEGREE of that expression

Answer 2

The polynomial x

2

+x+a is in the standard form.

The power is simply number in the exponent. In the polynomial, x

2

+x+a, the power of the first term is 2. Since the polynomial has the largest exponent that is 2, which is the degree of the polynomial.

Hence, the highest power of the variable in a polynomial is called its degree.