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Which pair of terms are the like terms in the addends?
(8.5b^2 + 7.3b) + (3.6b^3 + 2.6b^2 + 8.5)
A) 8.5b^2 and 8.5
B) 8.5b^2 and 3.6b^3
C) 8.5b^2 and 2.6b^2
D) All terms except the constant 8.5

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Which pair of terms are the like terms in the addends? 
(8.5b^2 + 7.3b) + (3.6b^3 + 2.6b^2 + 8.5)
A) 8.5b^2 and 8.5
B) 8.5b^2 and 3.6b^3
C) 8.5b^2 and 2.6b^2
D) All terms except the constant 8.5

anonymous · Answer

@dusty can you help me with this?

mertsj · Answer

Look for the terms that have the same variables and those variables have the exact same exponent.

anonymous · Answer

maybe lol(: hang on

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%288.5b%5E2+%2B+7.3b%29+%2B+%283.6b%5E3+%2B+2.6b%5E2+%2B+8.5%29 go and look at this link doll face(:

anonymous · Answer

@Mertsj what does that mean?
@dusty ok

mertsj · Answer

Do you know what terms are?

anonymous · Answer

the numbers, right?

mertsj · Answer

Terms are separated by + or - signs so the polynomial in your problems has 5 terms

anonymous · Answer

So then D?

mertsj · Answer

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