Understanding the Degree of a Monomial

What is a monomial?

• A variable with a fractional exponent

• A polynomial with at least two terms

• A real number, a variable, or a product of both with whole number exponents

• A sum of variables with exponents

How do you determine the degree of a monomial with a single variable?

• By subtracting the exponent from the coefficient

• By adding 1 to the exponent of the variable

• By finding the exponent of the variable

• By multiplying the variable by its coefficient

What is the degree of the monomial 3x^2y^3z^4?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 12

What is the degree of a nonzero constant?

• Depends on the constant

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

What is the degree of the number 0?

• 0

• Infinite

• 1

• Undefined