Question

Dentify the pair of like terms from the following options. *
a) 3x and 2x
b) 7y and 5x
c) 5x and 5y
d) 3xy and 3yz

Answer 1

Correct question :

Identify the pair of like terms from the following options.

a) 3x and 2x

b) 7y and 5x

c) 5x and 5y

d) 3xy and 3yz

Solution :

The pair of like terms are as follows ,

a) 3x and 2x

More to know :

What are like terms and unlike terms ? What is coefficient , variable and constant ? .Constants are numbers that have a fixed value . Variables are the terms whose value is unknown . Their value is not fixed while solving linear equations often will at their value as alphabets . Generally they are x , y and z . When two numbers have same variables we call them as like terms for example , 2x and 8x both the constants have x as a variable in common . Similarly two numbers with different variables are called unlike terms like 43xy , 87y² .