Question

What is the degree of the polynomial 17x + 4. Just write the answer like 1 or 2 etc.

Answer 1

Answer:  1

Explanation:

The original expression is the same as $17x^1 + 4$ since $x^1 = x$

The degree of any polynomial is always the largest exponent. This applies to single variable polynomials only.

Therefore, the degree of $17x^1 + 4$ is 1. This is a linear polynomial, and it's also a binomial since it has 2 terms 17x and 4.