Question

Raj writes a polynomial expression in standard form using one variable, a, that has 4 terms and is degree 5. Nicole writes a polynomial expression in standard form using one variable, a, that has 3 terms and is degree 2. Raj and Nicole’s polynomial expressions are added to create a sum, written in standard form. What can you determine about the degree of the sum? The sum will be degree

Answer 1

The sum's degree will be equal to the highest degree of the two polynomials. Out of the two polynomials being added, the higher degree is 5. The sum will be degree 5.