Answer:
[tex]\huge\boxed{\bf\:5}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Polynomial = [tex]x^{2} (1 - x^{3})[/tex].
Before determining the degree of the polynomial, let's open the parentheses using the distributive property .
[tex]x^{2} (1 - x^{3})\\=\underline {x^{2} - x^{5}}[/tex]
Degree is the highest exponential power in a polynomial .
So, the degree of the given polynomial is 5.
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