TERMS FACTORS AND COEFFICIENTS

A single variable or a constant or a combination of these as a product or quotient forms a term.

Examples :

5, -a, 3ab, 21/7, ........... etc

Terms can be added or subtracted to form an expression. In the expression 2x + 3 the term 2x is made of 2 factors and 2 and x while 3 is a single factor.

Consider the expression 3ab – 5a. It has two terms 3ab and -5a. The term 3ab is a product of factors 3, a and b. The term -5a is a product of -5 and a. The coefficient of a variable is a factor or factors.

Examples :

In the term 3ab;

(i) the coefficient of ab is 3 (ii) the coefficient of a is 3b

(iii) the coefficient of b is 3a.

In the term –5a the coefficient of a is –5

Example 1 :

Identify the number of terms and coefficient of each term in the expression.

x² y² -  5 x² y + (3/5) xy² - 11

Solution :

In the given expression, we have four terms.

Term 1  ==>  x² y²

Term 2  ==>  -  5 x² y

Term 3  ==>  (3/5) xy²

Term 4  ==>  -11

Coefficient of 1st term  =  1

Coefficient of 2nd term  =  -5

Coefficient of 3rd term  =  3/5

Since the last term is not having any variable, it is a constant term.

Example 2 :

Identify the number of terms, coefficient and factors of each term in the expression.

3abc - 5ca

Solution :

The given expression contains two terms.

Term 1  ==> 3abc

Term 2 ==>  -5ca

Example 3 :

Identify the number of terms, coefficient and factors of each term in the expression.

1 + x + y²

Solution :

The given expression contains three terms.

Term 1  ==> 1

Term 2 ==>  x

Term 2 ==>  y²

Example 4 :

Identify the number of terms, coefficient and factors of each term in the expression.

3x² y² - 3xyz + z³ 

Solution :

The given expression contains three terms.

Term 1  ==> 3x² y²

Term 2 ==>   - 3xyz 

Term 2 ==>  z³ 

Example 5 :

The coefficient of x⁴ in -5x⁷ + (3/7) x⁴ - 3x³ + 7x² - 1  

Solution :

The coefficient of x⁴ is 3/7.

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