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A+5a are the following like terms yes or no?

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To solve this problem we need the definition of like terms:

• Two terms will be called ",like terms," if they have the same variable or variables.

In this case, the expression we have is:


a+5a

The first term is "a", it contains only the variable a.

The second term is "5a" it contains the coefficient 5 and the variable a.

Since the two terms have the same variable, the terms are like terms.

Answer: Yes

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