Question

What is the coefficient of the third term in the following algebraic expressu?

Answer 1

- 22

Explanation:

The coefficient is the numeric value in front of the variable and including its sign.

Given

4
`x^(5)` +
`x^(4)` - 22x² - x + 17

↑ third term

The third term is

- 22x² with coefficient - 22