Question

What are the like terms in the expression 8 + x squared minus 4 x cubed + 5 x + 2 x squared?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

So we have the expression:

`8+x^2-4x^3+5x+2x^2`

Like terms are terms in which the variables and the exponents they are in are exactly the same.

In the above expression, the only like terms are x² and 2x². Thus, we can add them:

`(x^2+2x^2)+8-4x^3+5x\\=3x^2+8-4x^3+5x`

Answer 2

`\huge\boxed{x^2 \ and \ 2x^2}`

Explanation:

Given Expression is:

`8 + x^2 -4x^3+5x+2x^2`

"Like terms" are terms whose variables and their exponents are the same.

So, In the given expression, the like terms are:

=>
`x^2 \ and \ 2x^2`