how do you combine like terms

Question

Combing like terms is kind of hard for me. Can you help me understand the concept

Answer 1

Combing like terms means that the variable and exponents must match exactly. It doesn't matter what the coefficients are, the numbers in front of the variable, since the coefficients are either added or subtracted.

 

Examples

 

5x + 3x = 8x

 

7y^2 - 6y^2 = y^2

 

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