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What is Term ? |
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Answer:
- In sequence of numbers such as 5, 8, 11, 14, 17,...,
3n + 2, ... where n is any integer, 5 is called the first
term, 8 the second term, 11 third term and so on.
- The general term is the algebraic expression 3n + 2 for
the nth term.
- The various parts of a polynomial such as 2x2 + 6x + 7
are called terms. 2x2 is called the x2 term, 6x is called
the x term and 7 the constant term.
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