What is the completely factored form of this polynomial? 81x4 − 16y4
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9514 1404 393
Explanation:
sum -- the result of addition: 5x+1
term -- a constant, variable, or product of a constant and one or more variables. In the more general sense, a term is any part of the expression that can be considered by itself. An example is 5x
product -- the result of multiplication: 9(5x+1), where 9 is multiplied by the sum (5x+1)
factor -- part of a product: x
quotient -- the result of division: 9(5x+1)÷3
coefficient -- a constant, or the constant that multiplies the variables in a term: 5
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<em>Additional comment</em>
The way this is written, there will be the tendency to think of 3y as a term in the same sense that 5x is a term. That would be incorrect. The Order of Operations has you interpret this expression as ...
