Question

The model below represents an equation.

Which represent like terms in the model of the equation?

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Answer 1

Question:

The model below represents an equation.

2 long x tiles and 3 square y tiles = 3 long x tiles

Which represent like terms in the model of the equation?

Answer:

2 long x tiles and 3 long x tiles are like terms

Explanation:

Given

2 long x tiles and 3 square y tiles = 3 long x tiles

Required

Identify the like terms

Represent long with a and square with b.

So, we have:

2a x and 3b y = 3a x

and, as used here means addition

So:

`2a x + 3b y = 3a x`

Collect like terms

`3by = 3ax - 2ax`

`3by = ax`

See that 3ax and 2ax are evaluated without any barrier.

This means that they are like terms