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Example Question #1 : Terms
Identify the terms in the following equation:
All of these
All of these
In an equation, a term is a single number or a variable. in our equation we have the following terms:
Example Question #2 : Algebraic Concepts
How many terms are in the following expression: ?
None of the Above
Step 1: We need to separate and arrange the terms in the jumbled expression given to us in the question..
We will separate the terms by the exponent value.
For , there is only one term:
For , there are no terms.
For , there is two terms:
For , there are two terms:
For , there are two terms:
For , there is only one term:
For , there are two terms:
For , there are three terms:
There are four constant terms:
Step 2: We will now add up the coefficients in each designation of terms. This will give us the answer.
Example Question #2 : Terms
Simplify the polynomial
.
How many terms does the simplified form have?
Three
Six
Two
Four
Five
Four
Arrange and combine like terms (those with the same variable) as follows:
Since each term now has a different exponent for the variable, no further combining is possible. The simplified form has four terms.