Question

can someone help me understand how "like" & "unlike" terms work?

Answer 1

whaen addind like terms like 2x+3y+2x-2y what you do is collect all terms or add all x terms and all y terms. so it will be 2x+2x+3y-2y which will give me 4x+y. hope I was clear

Answer 2

yes :)

Answer 3

you can not add unlike terms

Answer 4

if you can add them or subtract they are like terms if youcant they are not like terms?!! yes?

Answer 5

so you can not add apples and bananas. thats correct.

Answer 6

well if you have 2x+2y you can not add them because they are unlike terms

Answer 7

are you still there

Answer 8

yes :)

Answer 9

did you understand

Answer 10

for 2x+2y you cant add them becuz of the x & y right? theyre different?
but if they bother had 2 x's and no y's then they are like terms

Answer 11

did i get that right?

Answer 12

*both

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

so you look at the letters to easy