SOLUTION: How does a term differ from a factor? Identify terms and factors in these examples: 5xy, x2 + 2y + 1, (x + y)(x - y) e.g. 7ab is a term; 7, a, and b are factors)

Question 3953: How does a term differ from a factor?
Identify terms and factors in these examples: 5xy, x2 + 2y + 1, (x + y)(x - y)
e.g. 7ab is a term; 7, a, and b are factors)

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a term is any stand alone entity in an equation, eg has 4 terms in it: , , and .

if a number, x, is divisible by a and b, such that ab = x, then a and b are termed the factors. For example 2x5=10. 2 and 5 are factors of 10, as are 1 and 10 and 0.5 and 20 etc.

5xy is a term but also a set of factors --> 5*x*y is 3 factors.

Hope this helps
Jon.

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