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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is 12x + 5x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Same as 12 carrots + 5 carrots you end up with 17 carrots treat the x as a thing. As long as it looks the same its ok, i.e. \[12x^x +5x\] doesn't look the same as cannot be added. The powers are different in this case.

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