Identify the coefficient. Be sure to include the sign.
-𝓃 + 8
I chose -𝓃. My answer key says the answer is -1, but I don't understand why.
n is a variable name
-1 is a coefficient
-n means -1 n
tricky :)
Oh, I see now! Since 𝓃 is a variable, could it be any number? Like could it be -7, for example?
And how would you solve it?
Never mind my question at 4:08, this is just an expression so it can't really be solved without further context.
If n were -7
then -n would be +7
Oh OK. Thanks!
To identify the coefficient in the expression -𝓃 + 8, we need to remember that the coefficient is the number or value that is multiplied by a variable. In this case, the variable is 𝓃.
However, we don't see any explicit number or value being multiplied by 𝓃. In such cases, it is understood that there is an implicit coefficient of 1. This means that 𝓃 can be written as 1𝓃.
Applying this knowledge to the given expression, we can rewrite it as -1𝓃 + 8. Here, the coefficient of 𝓃 is -1.
So, the coefficient in the expression -𝓃 + 8 is -1.