The degree of a term in a polynomial is defined to be the exponent of the variable, or if there is more than one variable in the term, the degree is the sum of their exponents. The height in feet of a...The degree of a term in a polynomial is defined to be the exponent of the variable, or if there is more than one variable in the term, the degree is the sum of their exponents. The height in feet of a projectile launched vertically from the ground with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second is given by the function h(t)=−16t2+128t, where t is in seconds.
