HiSET: Math : Interpret parts of an expression
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Example Question #1 : Algebraic Concepts
Identify the terms in the following equation:
All of these
All of these
In an equation, a term is a single number or a variable. in our equation we have the following terms:
Example Question #2 : Algebraic Concepts
How many terms are in the following expression: 
None of the Above
Step 1: We need to separate and arrange the terms in the jumbled expression given to us in the question..
We will separate the terms by the exponent value.
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
There are four constant terms:
Step 2: We will now add up the coefficients in each designation of terms. This will give us the answer.
Example Question #1 : Algebraic Concepts
Simplify the polynomial
How many terms does the simplified form have?
Four
Three
Two
Five
Six
Four
Arrange and combine like terms (those with the same variable) as follows:
Since each term now has a different exponent for the variable, no further combining is possible. The simplified form has four terms.
Example Question #2 : Algebraic Concepts
Identify the coefficients in the following formula:
All of these
All of these
Generally speaking, in an equation a coefficient is a constant by which a variable is multiplied. For example, 
In our equation, the following numbers are coefficients:
Example Question #3 : Algebraic Concepts
What is the coefficient of the second highest term in the expression: 
Step 1: Rearrange the terms from highest power to lowest power.
We will get: 
Step 2: We count the second term from starting from the left since it is the second highest term in the rearranged expression.
Step 3: Isolate the term.
The second term is
Step 4: Find the coefficient. The coefficient of a term is considered as the number before any variables. In this case, the coefficient is 
So, the answer is 
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