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5x2y and 7xy2 are like terms.

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False.
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This statement:
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" 5x²y and 7xy² are like terms."
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is INCORRECT.
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Note: They both contain variables, of the same kind. However, one term—
"5x²y" contains "two x 's and one y"; whereas the other term contains
"one x and two y 's ". As such, they are not "like terms" .
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