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Are the terms
2ab^(2) and
10ba^(2) like terms or not?

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No so yea sorry I need more characters but it’s no
User Daiwen
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Answer: No

Explanation:


2ab^2

its exponents are;

a=1

b=2

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10ba^2

its exponents are;

a=2

b=1

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For them to be like terms, a = 1 and b = 2 or viceversa in both of them.

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