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Explain and illustrate the difference between a term and coefficient.

User Helq
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5x²

5x² is a term

in this term coefficient is 5
User Shreyash Mahajan
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lets use 3x

3x is a term (whole thing)
coefficient is the number multiplied by the variable. .. so in this case 3 is coefficient.
User Amir Uval
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