Question

What is the coefficient of the xy term in the expression below?
2x + 3y - 4xy - 10

Answer 1

The coefficient of the xy term in the expression is -4

Explanation:

In an algebric expression, the coefficient is the number attached to a variable x,y,z.

For example in algebric equation 4x + 3y = 12

The coefficient of x is 4 and the coefficient of y is 3.

So in the given term 2x + 3y - 4xy - 10,

The coefficient of the xy term is -4

Answer 2

For this case we have the following expression:

`2x + 3y-4xy-10`

By definition, a coefficient is the term that accompanies one or more variables.

For example:

`3x + 5`

The coefficient of the linear term is 3.

So, in the given expression we have to:

-4 is the term that accompanies the variables xy.

Answer:

-4