4a^5-2a^5+4b+b How to combine this into likewise terms (^number stands for exponents) need help today pls!!!

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asked May 18, 2020 90.1k views

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Jota Martos · Answer 1 · 2020-05-24T18:53:39+0000

Answer: 2a^5+5b

Explanation:

This is actually pretty simple

The exponent with the same power can be subtracted so

4a^5-2a^5 is 2a^5 like 4x-2x which is equal to 2x

4b+b is equal to 5b

2a^5+5b is your answer