document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319193>Question 319193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I am taking a algebra class and having trouble. Can some one help me? There are two question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many terms are in the expression 2x2 + 4x - 7 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and What is the coefficient of the second term?\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 #228537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=228537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Terms are simply the monomials. The monomials are the expressions separated by the + or - signs. So the expressions <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=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are the terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficients are the numbers that sit in front of the variable terms. So the coefficient of 4x is simply 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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