Question

Whats the coefficient of 1/2x^2+x+7

A. 1/2 and 0

B. 1/2 and 1

C. 1 and 7

D. 0 and 7

I thought it was 1/2 and 7 but there's no option for that..​

Answer 1

B. 1/2 and 1.

Explanation:

The coefficient of a variable is the number that the variable is being multiplied for. In this example. We can see that x² is being multiplied by 1/2, therefore 1/2 is one of the coefficients.

In the case of x, it doesn't have a number before it, it means that it's being multiplied by 1. Hence, our second coefficient is 1.