Question

Identify the terms, coefficients, and variables in the following equation: 13x + 5y - 2 = 3

Answer 1

The terms into the equation can be single numbers, variables or products between them, these are:

13x

5y

-2

3

The coefficients are the numbers that multiply a variable into an equation, in this case the variables which are the unknown are x and y, and the coeffcientes are 13 and 5.