Given the term: 6x^3, we can identify three parts:
The coefficient, 6, is the constant that is being multiplied by the variable.
The variable, x, is a number with an unknown value, or with multiple potential values.
The exponent, 3, is the power with which the variable is being raised to.
Answer:
The number that multiplies a variable in a term is called coefficient.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the algebraic expression shown below, terms are the elements that are separated by the operating symbols (plus or minus signs).
[tex]2x^2+3y+7xy+5[/tex]
The above example has 4 terms [tex]2x^2,\ 3y,\ 7xy, \text{and}\ 5[/tex]
Variable:
The letters represent the variable in an algebraic expression. In the above algebraic expression x and y are the variables.
Coefficients:
The numerical part of the term is known as coefficient. In the above algebraic expression the coefficient of the first terms i.e. [tex]2x^2[/tex] is 2 second term i.e [tex]3y[/tex] is 3 and third term i.e. [tex]7xy[/tex] is 7.
Hence, the number that multiplies a variable in a term is called coefficient.
