Question: Complete the statement to decribe the expresion ab + cd.
The expression consists of __ terms and each term contains __ factors
Answer:
2
The expression consists of 2 terms and each term contains 2 factors
Explanation:
The expression ab +cd consists of two products of variables connected by addition so they separate terms. Th efirst ab, and the second term cd.
Each of the term is the product of two variables. Each variable is a factor because it is one part of a product. The expression ab contains two factors: a and b Similarly, the expression cd also caontains two factors.
The expresion ab+cd consists of 2 terms, and each of these terms contains 2 factors.