The degree of the polynomial, 8y give. and the it is a monomial.
<h3>What is a Polynomial?</h3>
A polynomial is an algebraic expression which may be of varying degrees or number of terms.
According to the question;
- The expression given is; 8y.
Since, the highest degree of the variable, y is one; we can conclude that the polynomial is of degree one.
Additionally, since there's only one term in the polynomial, we can conclude it is a monomial.
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