Coefficients

Generally speaking, in an equation a coefficient is a constant by which a variable is multiplied. For example, and are coefficients in the following equation:

In our equation, the following numbers are coefficients:

Step 1: Rearrange the terms from highest power to lowest power.

We will get: .

Step 2: We count the second term from starting from the left since it is the second highest term in the rearranged expression.

Step 3: Isolate the term.

The second term is

Step 4: Find the coefficient. The coefficient of a term is considered as the number before any variables. In this case, the coefficient is .

So, the answer is .