document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3953>Question 3953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How does a term differ from a factor?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Identify terms and factors in these examples:  5xy, x2 + 2y + 1, (x + y)(x - y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e.g. 7ab is a term; 7, a, and b are factors)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1738 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1738\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a term is any stand alone entity in an equation, eg <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E5+-+2x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E5+-+2x%5E2+%2B+5xy+-+1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has 4 terms in it: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5xy is a term but also a set of factors --> 5*x*y is 3 factors.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jon.\r<BR>\n" );
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