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1. anonymous

Use the expression 5(6 + 4x) to answer the following: Part A: Describe the two factors in this expression. Part B: How many terms are in each factor of this expression? Part C: What is the coefficient of the variable term?

2. anonymous

my answers are: 4 and x are factors of 4x. There are 3 terms in this expression. The coefficient of the variable term is 4.

3. ali2x2

i checked a and b their right, lemme check c

4. Michele_Laino

the factors are the terms separated by the multiplication sign

5. Michele_Laino

$\Large 5 \times \left( {6 + 4x} \right)$

6. Michele_Laino

so, factors are 5 and (6+4x)

7. anonymous

oh

8. ali2x2

oh, so i was wrong too

9. Michele_Laino

in the first factor there is only one term which is 5

10. anonymous

i read this in my lesson is the same as what you mean? Factor: One of the numbers or variables that are multiplied together to produce a product; for example, 2 and x are factors of 2x.

11. Michele_Laino

yes! that's right! nevertheless we have a multiplication between 5 and 6+4x

12. anonymous

Alright good i understand why its that. Is everything else correct?

13. Michele_Laino

the second factor is 6+4x, so we have 2 terms, namley: 4 and 6x

14. Michele_Laino

you can view 6x as a monomial, so it represents only one term

15. anonymous

so 5 isnt a term but 6 is?

16. Michele_Laino

5 is a term, since it is a factor

17. anonymous

oh i see it says in each factor

18. Michele_Laino

yes! |dw:1438809647981:dw|

19. anonymous

So correction: The factors are 5 and 6+4x There are 2 terms in each factor of this expression The coefficient of the variable term is 4

20. Michele_Laino

first and third answers are correct! in the first factor we have only one term whereas in the second factor there are two terms

21. anonymous

so it should be said as in my answer in the first factor we have only one term but in the second factor there are two terms

22. Michele_Laino

that's right!

23. anonymous

one more question is that 3 terms in all? @Michele_Laino

24. Michele_Laino

yes!

25. Michele_Laino

more precisely we have three monomials

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