Can you combine like terms if one coefficient has a variable of x and the second coefficient has a variable of xy?

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Robert Redmond asked Dec 5, 2023

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Can you combine like terms if one coefficient has a variable of x and the second coefficient has a variable of xy?

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Answer: No, because in order for two or more numbers to combine, both or all of them need to have the same variables, or else they are not like terms and you cannot combine them.

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