Question

Identify the coefficient and the exponent for each term of 8x4 – 2x.

Answer 1

Given:

The expression is:

$8x^4-2x$

To find:

The coefficient and the exponent for each term of the given expression.

Solution:

Coefficients: In the product of s number and a variable, the number is coefficient of the variable.

Exponent: The number in the power is called exponent.

We have,

$8x^4-2x$

Here, the terms are $8x^4,-2x$.

For the term $8x^4$, the coefficient is 8 and the exponent is 4.

For the term $-2x$, the coefficient is -2 and the exponent is 1.

Therefore, the coefficients are 8 and -2, and the exponent are 4 and 1.