how can i find the degree of 2x^5y^3+6x^2y^7

Answer 1

generally speaking, the degree of a polynomial is the largest sum of the exponents of the variables in each term.

Here is a short YouTube clip, rather slow-moving but good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDWZX-AvI7U

Answer 2

is the answer 14