Question

Write two like terms using whatever variable(s) you'd like. Be sure to include exponents. Explain why these are like terms.

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

nope hah

Answer 3

What is the definition of like or similar terms?

Answer 4

Do you know what a monomial is?

Answer 5

Combining like terms means putting all the numbers with the same variables together.
In other words, an equation might come to you looking like this:
2x + 3y + 4x = 9

If you looked at the terms, or variables, of the equation, you would see that there are two x terms, 2x and 4x, and they’re being added together (you know this because the 4 has a + in front of it. If it were a – sign, we would know they would be subtracted. Now, you can combine the two like terms, which would look like this:

2x + 4x = 6x

Now, you have 6x + 3y = 9. This is as much as you can solve this equation, because you are not given values for either of the variables. Thus, your final answer is 6x + 3y = 9.

Answer 6

That^ does not answer what the question is asking for.

Answer 7

well?

Answer 8

well, what?

Answer 9

What are the answers to the definitions I asked you?

Answer 10

nevermind i figured it out.

Answer 11

Good job :-)

Answer 12

thanks