In the expression [tex]\( 5y^2 + 4x - 8 \)[/tex]:
1. [tex]\(-8\)[/tex] is a constant term. Constant terms do not include any variables; they remain fixed values.
2. [tex]\(4x\)[/tex] is a linear term. A linear term includes a variable raised to the first power.
3. [tex]\(5\)[/tex] is the coefficient of the [tex]\(y^2\)[/tex] term. The coefficient is the numerical factor multiplied by a variable term.
So the completed sentence would read:
In the expression above, [tex]\(-8\)[/tex] is a constant term. [tex]\(4x\)[/tex] is a linear term. [tex]\(5\)[/tex] is a coefficient of the [tex]\(y^2\)[/tex] term.
