When ur polynomial has more then one variable....and this one does...the degree is the highest term degree
7a^3b^2 ....this term has a degree of 5
2a^4...this term has a degree of 4
4b....this term has a degree of 1
15....this term has a degree of 0
so the highest degree term has a degree of 5....so that is the degree of this polynomial.
now if u just had 1 variable, the degree would be the highest exponent
7/3 IS an improper fraction 2 1/3 is a mixed number
Is this a right triangle or not? If it's a right triangle, you could use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the 3rd side, which would be the hypotenuse. Thus, 14^2 + 4^2 = c^2, where c is the length of the hypot.
Then 196 + 16 = 212, and this is c^2. Then c, the length of the hypotenuse, is sqrt 212, or approx. 14.6 inches.
This does not agree with any of the four possible answers. Thus, you must look at each of these possible answers and eliminate any that could not be correct.
for example: if you take 10 inches and add 4 inches, you get 14 inches. The result would not be a triangle, but rather a straight line.
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