Question

What are the coefficients of the expression 7x-4x2?

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression (e.g. 4 in 4x y).

Answer 2

Coefficients: 7, -4.

Explanation:

In the expression 7x-4x^2, the terms are 7x and -4x^2. There are no constants here, which would just be a number by itself. Coefficients are integers written alongside or multiplied by the variable.

In this expression, the variable x has two coefficients (one per term). These are 7 and -4.