SOLUTION: Hi, I am taking a algebra class and having trouble. Can some one help me? There are two question. How many terms are in the expression 2x2 + 4x - 7 ? and What is the coeffi

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Question 319193: Hi, I am taking a algebra class and having trouble. Can some one help me? There are two question.
How many terms are in the expression 2x2 + 4x - 7 ?

and What is the coefficient of the second term?


Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Terms are simply the monomials. The monomials are the expressions separated by the + or - signs. So the expressions 2x%5E2, 4x and -7 are the terms.


The coefficients are the numbers that sit in front of the variable terms. So the coefficient of 4x is simply 4.