are 8a and 8a2 are like terms
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yes they are like terms. 8a and 8a are matching. only 2 is different.
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8a and 8a² are not like terms.
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Like terms are terms that you can combined them.
- They can be constants (which mean purely numbers without any variables. E.G. 3, 53, 923)
- They share the same exact variables. E.G. 2a and 59a or 3bc and 98bc.
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The following are not like terms:
- 18 and 18a (one is a constant and the other has a variable "a")
- 24a and 45b (one has the variable "a" and the other has a variable "b")
- 3a² and 3a (one has the variable "a²" and the other "a")
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However, to add on to that, we can say that 8a and 8a² have a common factor "8a". Common factors are constant or variable(s) that are common between the 2 terms.
- 3a + 9b has the common factor 3, therefore 3a + 9b = 3(a + 3b)
- 8a + 8a² has the common factor 8a, therefore 8a + 8a² = 8a(1 + a)
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I hope that helps. Let me know if there is any area that you want me to be more detailed in my explanation.
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They're not like terms in any way?
No, like terms by definition they need to share the exact same variable.
But as mentioned in my answer, they have a common term, which is 8a.
but in the question it is written as 8a and 8a2. not 8a2²
@Arunav23 ... depending on what apps you are using to access brainly, some people have problem typing in the exponents. So after hanging around for a while, you will come to realise that the number that comes after variable usually means exponents. (at least that is usually what they are trying to say)
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