Find the Degree 16x^3y-8w^2x^2+5w^3y^6+3x^2y^4z^2-3wxyz

$16 x^{3} y - 8 w^{2} x^{2} + 5 w^{3} y^{6} + 3 x^{2} y^{4} z^{2} - 3 w x y z$

Step 1

Identify the exponents on the variables in each term, and add them together to find the degree of each term.

$16 x^{3} y \to 4$

$- 8 w^{2} x^{2} \to 4$

$5 w^{3} y^{6} \to 9$

$3 x^{2} y^{4} z^{2} \to 8$

$- 3 w x y z \to 4$

Step 2

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$9$