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Is the sum of two monomials always a monomial? Is their product alwahs a monomial?

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Answer to the first question: no, the sum is not always a monomial

Consider adding 2x and 5y. Both of which are monomials. Their sum is 2x+5y. We don't have like terms, so we can't combine them. The sum is a binomial as it has 2 terms.

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Answer to the second question: yes, their product is alway a monomial

Going back to 2x and 5y. Multiply those two monomials and we get 10xy as a product. This is a monomial as it is one term. If p and q are monomials, then so is pq.

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