What are like terms? How do you combine them?

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asked Jun 22, 2021 64.6k views

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Sudharshan · Answer 1 · 2021-06-22T10:00:57+0000

Answer:

example: 1x+2x+5y+3y

if you combine like terms you would be combining anything with a x to other x's and anything with a y to other y's.. etc..

the example combined would be: 3x+8y

hope I was able to help

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Jolinar · Answer 2 · 2021-06-28T13:13:18+0000

Answer:

When combining like terms, such as 2x and 3x, we add their coefficients. For example, 2x + 3x = (2+3)x = 5x.

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