A literal cofficient is any variable in an algebraic expression. For example, in "21xyz", x, y, and z are literal coefficients.
In math, a coefficient refers to a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.
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The literal coefficient is always the "letter" in the term. Therefore in this equation the "Literal Coefficient is "Y"
What is a literal coefficient? Expressions are made up of terms joined by adding and subtracting. Terms are made up of numbers and variables multiplied together. In the term 3xy5, 3 is the (numerical) coefficient, and xy5 is the literal coefficient.
The letter part of a term
Example: 6xIn this example, '6' is the 'numerical' coefficient of the expression, 'x' is the 'literal' coefficient.
Yes. According to the Commutative Property of Multiplication, 3x is = to x3 but, of course, the second term breaks the rule on "Numerical Coefficient first before Literal Coefficient"