How do you identify the terms, like terms, coefficients, and constant terms of the expression 4x2+1−3x2+5?

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This expression, as is, has four terms:  4x2,1,−3x2,5.  The &quot;like&quot; terms, are the terms with the same exponent (power) on the variable, which we can add up. They are: 4x2and −3x2, which could, if we wanted, be added up to get x2.  We could also call 1 and 5 &quot;like terms&quot;, since they can be added up to get 6.   A coefficient is the constant part of a product between constant and variable, in one term. So for example, when you have ax2, a is the coefficient, or in the case of (b−1)x,(b−1) is the coefficient. The variable can be raised to any exponent. So, 4x2 has coefficient 4.  −3x2 has coefficient -3 (the minus sign is included)  Finally, constant terms are terms without a variable. So, the constants in this case are 1 and 5.   If we wanted to add up the like terms to simplify the expression, it would be:  x2+6, just for reference.

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