Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 489: 11

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In order to find the degree of a monomial, we consider what power each variable is raised to, and then we add up all of the powers. Remember, if a power is not written above a variable, then the variable is being raised to the first power. When we add the degrees of the variables, we find 8+2=10.Thus, the degree of this monomial is 10.