Find the Degree x^2=5

$x^{2} = 5$

Step 1

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$x^{2} - 5 = 0$

Step 2

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

$x^{2} \to 2$

$- 5 \to 0$

Step 3

The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.

$2$