Is the statement given below correct? Explain.

"In the expression x + 4y + 4, the coefficient of x is 1, y is 4 and 4 is 1". [2 MARKS]

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Solution

Answer : 1 Mark
Reason : 1 Mark

The statement is incorrect.

Coefficient is defined as a number or symbol multiplied to a variable or an unknown quantity in an algebraic term.

It is only defined for terms containing variable and not for constants.

In the expression, 4 is a constant and therefore cannot have a coefficient.

Hence, the statement is incorrect.

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