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Identify Terms and Coefficients

Break a linear expression into terms, identify coefficients of named variables, and recognise constants, implied coefficients, and negative coefficients.

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Expressions such as -2x + 3y - 1 are made from separate terms. In this topic, you identify how many terms there are, the coefficient of a named variable, and the constant term.