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Explain the difference between the coefficient of a power function and its degree.

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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

An example will help to explain this.

f(x) = 3x^2.

The number multiplying the power term x^2 is the coefficient - it is 3.

The degree is the value of the exponent. here it is 2, the second degree.

Another example:

f(x) = 1.2 x^3: the coefficient is 1.2 and the degree is 3 , the third degree.

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