Terms with the same variable(s).
In like terms, you may add, subtract, multiply, or divide them.
In the equation 3x - 5ax + 9x = 7ax, the 5x and the 10x are like terms because they both contain variables of the same value. Thus, we are allowed to add them up and get 12x. The -5ax and the 7ax are also like terms and if we add 5ax to both sides (after we add 3x to 9x), we'll get the equation 12x = 12ax.
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A term is a constant number, a variable, or a variable with a coefficient. Terms are separated from each other by addition or subtraction signs. For example, -7x is a term. 3xy is a term. 4b+m is two terms.
In algebra, when you have an expression like 6g-g, you can simplify it by combining like terms. In this case, the "g" terms are like terms because they have the same variable. So, 6g-g simplifies to 5g, meaning you subtract the coefficient of the second term from the coefficient of the first term while keeping the variable the same.
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Collect like terms: 11c+6d-5c-8d = 6c-2d
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They are called "like terms".
A term is a constant number, a variable, or a variable with a coefficient. Terms are separated from each other by addition or subtraction signs. For example, -7x is a term. 3xy is a term. 4b+m is two terms.
In algebra, when you have an expression like 6g-g, you can simplify it by combining like terms. In this case, the "g" terms are like terms because they have the same variable. So, 6g-g simplifies to 5g, meaning you subtract the coefficient of the second term from the coefficient of the first term while keeping the variable the same.
Undefined terms are numbers that con't be determined, like 1/0. Not to be confused with irrational numbers, though.
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sum qoutient product greater then less than
Collect like terms: 11c+6d-5c-8d = 6c-2d
All multiples of x are like terms, as all multiples of x2 are also like terms. To combine terms is simply to add them up. So if you have an equation such as, 3x2 + 4x2 + 2x + 6x + 10 = 0, you can combine the like terms; the result is 7x2 + 8x +10 = 0.
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When combining like terms, you could add and multiply. It depends on what the problem is. I am in 6th grade and currently learning algebra. I know that my answer is correct because I already learned this.