Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Adding and Subtracting Polynomials - 4.2 Exercises - Page 284: 6

Answer

-27; 3

Work Step by Step

A term is composed of a numerical coefficient and a variable. The numerical coefficient is the constant in front of the variable of a term. The degree of a term is the power to which the variable of the term is raised. Therefore, the numerical coefficient of $-27k^{3}$ is -27. The degree of $-27k^{3}$ is 3, because the variable $k$ is raised to a power of 3.
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