Question

The coefficient of $y$ in $15xy$ is $15$.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Here we are given the term as $15xy.$

Let us first understand the meaning of a coefficient.

$\bullet$ In mathematics, a coefficient is a multiplicative factor in some terms of a polynomial, a series, or any expression.

$\bullet$ A coefficient is usually a number but it can be variable too.

$\bullet$ For finding coefficients of a given term, the easiest way is to remove the variable of which coefficient is to be found and the remaining part will be our required coefficient.

Here the term is $15xy.$
When we remove $x$ from the term (of which coefficient is to be found) we get the remaining term as $15y.$ Hence the coefficient of $15xy$ is $15y.$ But we are given the coefficient of 15xy$as$15$ which is not true.

Hence the given statement is false.