Question

What are the like terms in a equation?

Answer 1

lets say you have : 2x + 3y + 4x - 2y + 7 + z
like terms in this would be :
2x + 4x (the x terms)

3y - 2y (the y terms)

7 is a coefficient, there are no other like terms in this expression

z has no other like terms in this expression.

if you have : x^2 + y^3 + x + y

there are no like terms in this expression.

But if you have : x^2 + 3x^2 + 2x
your like terms would be x^2 + 3x^2
2x has no like terms here.

I really do not know how else to explain other then by giving examples

Answer 2

sorry about that julie.....I gave you like terms in expressions instead of equations.
Let me try that again...

3x + 5x = 50
the like terms would be 3x and 5x.

2x^2 - 4 = x^2
the 2x^2 and the x^2 are like terms
the -4 has no like term

3x + 5y = 7x + 2y
like terms are : 3x and 7x
like terms are : 5y and 2y

I do not really know how to explain