To find the degree of a polynomial, identify the term with the greatest exponent. The exponent of that term is the degree of the polynomial.
In the given polynomial 5x⁴+4x²+2x+1, the term with the greatest exponent is 5x⁴. This term has an exponent of 4, so therefore, the degree of the polynomial is 4.
function composition is an operation that takes two functions f and g and produces a function h such that h(x) = g(f(x)). In this operation, the function g is applied to the result of applying the function f to x.