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What is the coefficient of 1/3b -1/3?

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Oct 28, 2016

There are different types of coefficients, it is not clear which you mean?

We could ask -
"What is the numerical coefficient in $1/3b ?" "rarr 1/3$

What is the coefficient of $b$ ?
In this case there is only one other factor in the $b$ term $rarr 1/3$
The coefficient of $1/3 rarr (b+1)$

Here is another example to illustrate coefficients.

In $3x^2ycolor(white)(xxxxxxxx) ( 3 xx x xx x xx y)$

$3$ is the numerical coefficient - the number part.

$3x^2y$ is the literal coefficient - the letter (variable) part#

$3xy$ is the coefficient of $x$

$3y$ is the coefficient of $x^2$

$3x$ is the coefficient of $xy$

$3x^2$ is the coefficient of y#

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