27.5k views
3 votes
What makes two terms like terms?

1 Answer

5 votes
"Like terms" are terms whose variables (and their exponents such as the 2 in x2) are the same. In other words, terms that are "like" each other. Note: the coefficients (the numbers you multiply by, such as "5" in 5x) can be different.
User Arthropode
by
4.4k points