Question

State which of the following pair are like terms and which are unlike terms:
a) 8x, 12y
b) 9x, – 11x
c) – 4xy, 7yx

Answer 1

Answer:

a)8x, 12y

It is a unlike terms as it has different variables(x,y)

b)9x, -11x

It is a like terms because they have same variables(x)

c)-4xy, 7xy

It is a like terms because they have same variables(xy)