How to Find the Nth Degree of Polynomial Functions
- 1). Write down the equation. For example the polynomial equation may be:
X^4 + 2x^3 + 5x^2 + 4x + 6 - 2). Put a ring around the highest power within the polynomial. Following the example, the highest power within the equation is 4.
- 3). Write down the order of the polynomial. The order is the the number which has been ringed. Following the example, the order of the polynomial is 4.