If \(p(x)=0\cdot x+14\), what is the degree of (p(x))?
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Since \(0\cdot x=0\), we get \(p(x)=14\). This is a non-zero constant polynomial, and every non-zero constant polynomial has degree \(0\). Degree \(1\) would apply only if the coefficient of \(x\) were non-zero. Exam tip: simplify a polynomial before identifying its degree.
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Since \(0\cdot x=0\), we get \(p(x)=14\). This is a non-zero constant polynomial, and every non-zero constant polynomial has degree \(0\). Degree \(1\) would apply only if the coefficient of \(x\) were non-zero. Exam tip: simplify a polynomial before identifying its degree.
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This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Introduction to Polynomials. Topic: Linear polynomials.
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