Question

identify the like terms in the expression -3x*2+3x-x*2+6x

Answer 1

@donthatetheplayer Is this the expression?\[-3x^2 + 3x - x^2 + 6x\]

Answer 2

yes i just dont know how to put the 2 like that

Answer 3

Put it as -3x^2. Hold SHIFT and the number 6 on your keyboard to make '^'.

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

The like terms are the terms that have the same x.

x^2 and 235236x^2 are like terms.

23x and 99x are like terms.

Get it?

Answer 6

yea

Answer 7

Okay.

Are 5x^2 and 2x like terms?

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Good.

So can you identify the like terms in -3x^2 + 3x - x^2 + 6x?

Answer 10

yea

Answer 11

Okay, what are they?

Answer 12

-3x and -x^2 ; and -6x
or
-3x^2 and -x^2; 3x and 6x

Answer 13

Which one do you think it is?

Answer 14

think it the first one

Answer 15

No, it's the last one. '-6x' isn't even in the expression.

Answer 16

got go