Question

Use the expression 5x 23 to match the following vocabulary words. 1.2coefficient 2.3variable 3.5exponent 4.xbase

Answer 1

From the expression 5x^23, we identify the terms as follows:

5 = coefficient 
x = variable 
23 = exponent
x = base

The coefficient is the constant in the term, the variable is any letter in a term, the exponent is the the number of times a number is being multiplied by itself in a power and the base is the number being multiplied in a power.