Question

True or false: 6 x2 - 2 x - 14 y + 3 x

1. There are 4 terms.

2. 6 x3 and 3 x are like terms.

3. The coefficient on y is 14.

4. Simplified, the expression is 6 x2 + 5 x - 14 y .

5. The commutative property allows the expression to be written as 6 x2 - 14 y + 3 x - 2 x . please help!

Answer 1

oh!
I forgot the was a exponent on one!

Answer 2

Sorry!

Answer 3

1. False there is only one term with a lot more subterms
2. What does "like terms" mean?
3. True
4. False the part with x should have coefficient 1
5. True

Answer 4

Thanks! Go to: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_like_term_in_math It gives a basic explanation.... Thank again!

Answer 5

That doesn't sound like math at all. Thus I can not give you the answer for 2. I mean on the one hand I could combine it like \[6x^3+3x = 3x(2x^2 + 1)\] but on the other hand that result still contains an adittion operation.

Answer 6

yeah...I realized the description isn't the best...I just Googled it... :\ It's okay...I think that they aren't....I'm not positive though....Thanks anyway! I fanned you!

Answer 7

BTW I messed up on the question...\[6x ^{2}\] is what it is supposed to be...

Answer 8

1. False
2 Terms containing the same variable to the same power that can be combined like
4x, 7x , and 99x are like terms, x^2 is not the same as x and can't be directly combined.
3. No, the coefficient of y is -14 Note the negative sign.
4. If the 6 is intended to be a coefficient, yes. Why is the 6 set apart from the x^2???
5. Yes

What area do you need help in those examples?

Answer 9

Thanks!
To answer your question from: question four,
"If the 6 is intended to be a coefficient, yes. Why is the 6 set apart from the x^2???"
It was:
six times X with the exponent of 2...I'm not sure what you meant....
Thank you for helping me though!

Answer 10

You're welcome anytime