Question

what is the difference between like and unlike terms in algebraic expression and please answer immediately

Answer 1

like term means

related to each other

BUT

Unlike term

not related to eachother

Answer 2

Like terms : The terms having the same literal (variable) with same exponents are called Like terms.

Example: 1) 12x and -5x 2) 4x2 and ½ x2

Unlike terms : The terms having the same variable with different exponents or different variable with same exponents are called Unlike terms.

Example : 1) 5x and 5y 2) 2x2 and 3y2