How do you translate $7 x - y^{2}$ $7x − y^2$ into words?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-07T18:43:48

seven times x minus y squared.

in any algebraic expression the value in front of the variable , called the coefficient , multiplies the variable. So here 7 is multiplying x.

When a number is being multiplied by itself say $2 \times 2$ $2xx2$

We say the number is being 'squared' and write it $2^{2}$ $2^2$

The same applies to variables and so $y \times y = y^{2}$ $y xx y =y^2$

Usually just ' seven x minus y squared'

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