Asha forms a polynomial by adding a cubic polynomial and a different cubic polynomial. She notices that the leading x^3 terms are negatives of each other and cancel. The remaining highest power is x^2. What is the degree of Asha's resulting polynomial?

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2. Although both are cubic (degree 3), their x^3 terms cancel on addition. The next highest power present is 2, so the resulting polynomial has degree 2.

Asha forms a polynomial by adding a cubic polynomial and a different cubic polynomial.
She notices that the leading $x^{3}$ terms are negatives of each other and cancel.
The remaining highest power is $x^{2}$ .
What is the degree of Asha's resulting polynomial?

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Asha forms a polynomial by adding a cubic polynomial and a different cubic polynomial.She notices that the leading x3 terms are negatives of each other and cancel.The remaining highest power is x2.What is the degree of Asha's resulting polynomial?

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Asha forms a polynomial by adding a cubic polynomial and a different cubic polynomial.
She notices that the leading $x^{3}$ terms are negatives of each other and cancel.
The remaining highest power is $x^{2}$ .
What is the degree of Asha's resulting polynomial?