Question

(i) Identify the terms and their factors in the following expressions

Show the terms and factors by tree diagrams.

(a) x − 3 (b) 1 + x + x² (c) y − y³

(d) (e) − ab + 2b² − 3a²

(ii) Identify terms and factors in the expressions given below:

(a) − 4x + 5 (b) − 4x + 5y (c) 5y + 3y²

(d) (e) pq + q

(f) 1.2 ab − 2.4 b + 3.6 a (g)

(h) 0.1p² + 0.2 q²

Answer 1

(i)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(ii)

Row	Expression	Terms	Factors
(a)	− 4x + 5	− 4x 5	− 4, x 5
(b)	− 4x + 5y	− 4x 5y	− 4, x 5, y
(c)	5y + 3y2	5y 3y2	5, y 3, y, y
(d)	xy + 2x2y2	xy 2x2y2	x, y 2, x, x, y, y
(e)	pq + q	pq q	p, q q
(f)	1.2ab − 2.4b + 3.6a	1.2ab − 2.4b 3.6a	1.2, a, b − 2.4, b 3.6, a
(g)
(h)	0.1p2 + 0.2q2	0.1p2 0.2q2	0.1, p, p 0.2, q, q