How do you identify the terms, like terms, coefficients, and

Marlee Yates

Marlee Yates

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2022-02-03

How do you identify the terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms of the expression 4x2+13x2+5?

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skullsxtest7xt

skullsxtest7xt

Beginner2022-02-04Added 15 answers

This expression, as is, has four terms:
4x2,1,3x2,5.
The "like" terms, are the terms with the same exponent (power) on the variable, which we can add up. They are: 4x2and 3x2, which could, if we wanted, be added up to get x2.
We could also call 1 and 5 "like terms", since they can be added up to get 6.
A coefficient is the constant part of a product between constant and variable, in one term. So for example, when you have ax2, a is the coefficient, or in the case of (b1)x,(b1) is the coefficient. The variable can be raised to any exponent. So, 4x2 has coefficient 4.
3x2 has coefficient -3 (the minus sign is included)
Finally, constant terms are terms without a variable. So, the constants in this case are 1 and 5.
If we wanted to add up the like terms to simplify the expression, it would be:
x2+6, just for reference.

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