How do you identify the terms, like terms, coefficients, and constants in the expression: #8y-3+y#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T19:26:25

#8y -3+y#

"Terms" in a maths expression are like words in an English sentence.

Terms are separated by #+ and - # signs

The signs do not count if they are:

#color(red)(8y)color(blue)( -3)color(red)(+y)" :# has 3 terms

#8y and +y# are like terms because they have exactly the same variable. The could be added to give #9y#

#3# is the constant - it is a number term and does not change its value.

The numerical coefficient of a term is the number at the front.

#8# is the numerical coefficient of #8y#