Question

The expression 9x2 - 5x - 7 has ___ terms and a constant of ___.

Answer 1

Answer: first option 3, - 7

Justification:

1) Given expression:9x² - 5x - 7

2) Each monomial is a term.

The monomials are each  combination of numbers and letters (coefficient, letters and exponents) separated of other monomials (terms) with a + or - operator.

3) Therefore, there are 3 terms which are:

9x²,
-5x, and
-7.

The polynomials with 3 terms are called monomials.

4) The monomial (term) withoud letter is the constant. In this case that is  -7.