Question

11x + 9x³ -8y + 5

14. What are the coefficients of the expression above?
15. What is the degree of the expression?
16. What is the constant of the expression?
17. How many terms are in the expression?

18. Write the expression listed above in standard form.

Answer 1

Problem 14

Answer: The coefficients are 11, 9, -8, and 5

Reason: The coefficients are numbers to the left of the variables

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Problem 15

Answer: Degree = 3

Reason: The degree is the largest exponent.

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Problem 16

Answer: Constant = 5

Reason: The term without any variables attached is the constant.

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Problem 17

Answer: Four terms

Reason: The four terms are 11x, 9x^3, -8y, and 5

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Problem 18

Answer: 9x^3 + 11x - 8y + 5

Reason: Write the terms with the largest exponent first. Then have the exponents count down.