Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.

-The_________ of a term is its numerical factor.
A)coefficient
B)FOIL
C)degree of a polynomial
D)monomial

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.

-The_________ of a term is its numerical factor.
A)coefficient 
B)FOIL 
C)degree of a polynomial 
D)monomial

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The coefficient of a term is the numerical factor that appears in front of the variables. The coefficient of a term is the number that is being multiplied by the variables. For example, in the term 5x^2, the coefficient is 5.

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