How to find the degree of a polynomial Practice Test - Algebra

A polynomial consists of one or more terms where each tem has a coefficient and one or more variables raised to a whole number exponent. A term with an exponent of 0 is a constant.

Identify the expression below that is not a polynomial:

$-2x^{2} +3x$
$3x^{4}-4xy^{2} -10x+5$
$-3x^{3} + 2x -3\sqrt{x}-5$

What is the degree of the polynomial?

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