Terms & Factors of an Expression

Suppose we have an expression

Here,

The terms are 2x & −3

& factors of 2 are 2, x

Here, −3 is a constant

For 4x ³ − 9xyz

The terms are 4x ³ and −9xyz

and factors of 4x ³ are 4, x, x and x

and factors of −9xyz are −9 , x, y, z

25x + y

The terms are 25x + y

and factors of 25x are 25  and x

factors of y is y

15xy − 25y + 18

The terms are 15xy, –25y and 18

and factors of 15xy are  15, x  and y,

factors of  −25y are −25 and y

Here, 18 is a constant

The above tree formed to find terms & factors is called a tree diagram

We can also find terms & factors using table