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The correct word or phrase to fill the blank.
Answer to Problem 1PE
Solution:
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
To fill the given blanks with appropriate words, we will use below concepts:
A term is a constant or the product of a constant and one or more variables. For example, in the expression
The terms
The constant factor in a term is called coefficient of the term.
Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power. Only the numerical coefficients are different. In an expression, only like terms can be combined.
Basis the above concepts, we can fill the blanks with appropriate word.
Conclusion:
Basis the concepts of terms, factors and the coefficient, we could fill the blanks.
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