Identify Variable Power: Identify the highest power of the variable in the polynomial.In the given polynomial 9s, the variable s is raised to the power of 1, since any variable without an explicit exponent has an implied exponent of 1.
Determine Polynomial Degree: Determine the degree of the polynomial. The degree of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable that appears in the polynomial. Since the highest power of s in 9s is 1, the degree of the polynomial is 1.