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Expert: Sherman D. - 9/17/2006


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Based on the definition of coefficients I would say that -3 is the coefficient in the equation below.  The answers in the back of my book state that the coefficients are -3 and 12.  Isn't the 12 a constant?

-3X + 12

Thank you,
Forrest

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this will definately enlighten you

think of -3x + 12, like this

-3(x^1) + 12(x^0)

although there is now "x" after the 12, 12 would still be a coefficient.

so if you have x^2 + 5x + 6, 1, 5, and 6 would still be coeeficients, because this is the samething as saying

1x^2 + 5x^1 + 6x^0, they just doing put x^0, because it equals 1, and they don't put 1 in front of x^2, because both x^0 and 1 are not necessary.

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I can answer questions dealing in mathematics of all kinds except for Physics and Calculus, but i can answer questions in Pre-Calculus and Chemistry. I can also answer questions in Recipes of all kinds. I can find games cheats/walkthroughs, but i can`t find a specific game online or offline. I can also do history and recipes for alcoholic beverages.

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