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Two students in Jaipur each pick a polynomial.
Rohan picks a cubic and Sara picks a linear polynomial.
If they ADD their polynomials, what is the degree of the sum?

Class 9Degree and Types of PolynomialsPolynomials
  • A2
  • B6
  • C4
  • D3

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Adding does not increase the degree; the sum has degree equal to the larger of the two degrees, max(3, 1) = 3. The cubic term cannot be cancelled by a linear polynomial.
Answer: D) 3

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