Question

Taylor wirtes a exppersion with five terms all 5 terms are like terms how many terms are in equivilent exppersions with the least numbers of terms ?

Answer 1

1 term

Explanation:

Writing an expression of 5 terms such that all 5 terms are like terms ;

Using the analogy :

x, 2x, 4x, 3x, 5x

Writing as an expression :

x + 2x + 4x - 3x + 5x

7x - x + 5x

6x + 5x

11x

The least number of terms in its equivalent expression is 1 ;

As the expression x + 2x + 4x - 3x + 5x is equivalent to 11x