Question

4x, 5x, 5y, 6y. List like and unlike terms​

Answer 1

Answer:

4x and 5x are like

and rest r unlike

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Like terms" are terms whose variables (and their exponents such as the 2 in x2) are the same.

In other words, terms that are "like" each other.

Note: the coefficients (the numbers you multiply by, such as "5" in 5x) can be different.

Example:

7x

 

x

 

−2x

Are all like terms because the variables are all x

Example:

(1/3)xy2

 

−2xy2

 

6xy2

 

xy2/2

Are all like terms because the variables are all xy2

Unlike Terms

If they are not like terms, they are called "Unlike Terms":

Unlike TermsWhy they are "Unlike Terms"−3xy−3y12y2← these are all unlike terms

(xy, y and y2 are all different)

Example: These are all Unlike Terms because the variables and/or their exponents are different:

2x

 

2x2

 

2y

 

2xy