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What is the definition (in understandable language) of like terms. Can I see an examle too?
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Answered by Reiny
"like" terms are two or more terms where the variable part of the term, including the exponents are the same, with only the coefficients being different

e.g. 4(x^3)(y^2) and -2(x^3)(y^2) are like terms but

4(x^3)(y^2) and -2(x^2)(y^2) are not
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