Coefficients - HiSet: High School Equivalency Test: Math
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Identify the coefficients in the following formula:
Identify the coefficients in the following formula:
Generally speaking, in an equation a coefficient is a constant by which a variable is multiplied. For example, 
and 
are coefficients in the following equation:
In our equation, the following numbers are coefficients:
Generally speaking, in an equation a coefficient is a constant by which a variable is multiplied. For example,
In our equation, the following numbers are coefficients:
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What is the coefficient of the second highest term in the expression: 
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What is the coefficient of the second highest term in the expression: 
Step 1: Rearrange the terms from highest power to lowest power.
We will get: 
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Step 2: We count the second term from starting from the left since it is the second highest term in the rearranged expression.
Step 3: Isolate the term.
The second term is 
Step 4: Find the coefficient. The coefficient of a term is considered as the number before any variables. In this case, the coefficient is 
.
So, the answer is 
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Step 1: Rearrange the terms from highest power to lowest power.
We will get: 
Step 2: We count the second term from starting from the left since it is the second highest term in the rearranged expression.
Step 3: Isolate the term.
The second term is
Step 4: Find the coefficient. The coefficient of a term is considered as the number before any variables. In this case, the coefficient is 
So, the answer is 
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