Question

Which of the following is the coefficient in the algebraic expression 8x+z^2

Answer 1

8 would be the coefficient in this expression. It comes before the variable making it a coefficient.

Answer 2

The coefficients are 8 and 1.

Explanation:

In order to determine the answer, we have to know about algebraic expressions.

An algebraic expression is conformed by terms or only one term.

A term is just a variable with a coefficient. Also similar terms have the same variable but no always the same coefficient. Therefore if the algebraic expression has two terms, so there are two coefficients. The coefficient with value "1" is not necessary write it.

In this case, we have two terms:

• "x" variable.
• "z" variable.

So, we have two coefficients:

• For x, the coefficient 8.
• For z, the coefficient 1.

Finally, the coefficients are 8 and 1.