Break down the expression into basic terms:
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Break down the expression into basic terms:
To break down the expression , we can see it as the multiplication of and :
This shows the expression as a product of two factors, and .
Break down the expression into basic terms:
\( 4x^2 + 6x \)
It means showing the simplest factors that multiply together. For , the basic terms are the number 8 and the variable y.
The dot makes the multiplication explicit and clear. In algebra, and mean exactly the same thing!
No! When breaking into basic terms, we want the coefficient (8) and the variable (y) as separate factors. Breaking 8 into 2×4 creates unnecessary complexity.
Then you'd have three basic terms: . The coefficient 12 and each variable x and y are separate factors.
No difference at all! Multiplication is commutative, so . The order doesn't matter.
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