SOLUTION: What is the coefficient in the expression 8y to the second power + 12y+5y+7

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Question 1135645: What is the coefficient in the expression 8y to the second power + 12y+5y+7
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What is the coefficient in the expression 8y%5E2+%2B+12y%2B5y%2B7
The terms are the number of parts in the expression. In this particular expression, 8y%5E2,
12y, 5y, and 7 are all terms.
terms 12y%2B5y+ can be put together, so they are like terms and you get 17y
and you have 8y%5E2+%2B+17y%2B7
The coefficients are the numbers that are attached to variables.
In the term 8y%5E2, the number 8 is a coefficient because it is attached to y%5E2. In the term 17y, the number 17 is a coefficient because it is attached to y.
And 7 is the constants in the expression.