Terms of 10ab - 3a + 5

Step by step

The question

Question: name the terms, the coefficients and the constant of 10ab − 3a + 5.

1 Split into terms

Terms are the parts between the + and − signs.

Each sign stays with the term after it.

So the terms are 10ab, −3a and 5.

Careful!

The minus sign goes with the term.

It is −3a, not 3a.

2 Name each part

A coefficient is the number in front of a letter: 10 for ab and −3 for a.

A constant has no letter: 5.

3 Check

Let's check: put the terms back together.

10ab plus −3a plus 5.

Adding a negative is taking away.

We get 10ab − 3a + 5 again.

So the answer is right!

Let's look back.

First: split into terms.

Then: name each part.

Last: check.