Like Terms Introduction

Like Terms

"When can you combine them?"

Multiple Select

When we say things are alike, they look the same.

Choose all items below that are alike.

Multiple Select

Choose all items below that are alike.

What are LIKE TERMS?

• Numbers only

• Same Variable

• Same Variable & Exponent

Multiple Select

Choose all that identify LIKE TERMS.

• Any variable

• Numbers only

• Same exponent

• Same variable

• Same variable & exponent

LIKE TERMS: Numbers only

• 3, 9, -2, 8, 0, -5

•  $\frac{3}{5},\ 9,\ -16,\ \frac{4}{7}$  
  

Multiple Select

Choose all like terms from the group below.

• 2x

• -2

• 2m

• 5

• ⅘

LIKE TERMS: Same variable

• 2x, 9x, -4x, 18x

• 4m, 8m, -10m

• -6c, 1c, -3c, 17c

Multiple Select

Choose all like terms from the group below.

• $-5x$

• $5m$

• $-5$
  

• $7x$

• $-\frac{4}{3}x$

LIKE TERMS: Same variable & Exponent

• 2x², 9x², -4x², 18x²

• 4c³ , -15c³ , 11c³ , 8c³

• 
  

Poll

These are LIKE TERMS:

3 , -3 , 3x , 3p , 3x²

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which groups shows LIKE TERMS with same variable & same exponent?

• 4x , 4x² , 4x³ , 4x⁴

• 5x² , -9x² , x² , 4x²

• 5x² , 7m² , 6p² , -3c²

Multiple Select

Choose ALL groups that show like terms.

• $3x\ ,\ 3k\ ,\ 3w\ ,\ -3a$

• $\frac{1}{3},\ 6\ ,\ -2\ ,\ \frac{3}{5}$
  

• $x^2,\ -3x^2\ ,\ 5x\ -13x$

• $-5x^3\ ,\ 7x^3\ ,\ \frac{1}{4}x^3\ ,\ -x^3$