Adding and Subtracting Like Terms

Adding and Subtracting Like Terms

Rachel Q. Reyes

LIKE AND UNLIKE TERMS IN POLYNOMIALS

Polynomials

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW

Definition of polynomials

Exponent

Variable

Coefficient

Terms

Number of Terms

Like Terms

Unlike Terms

Collecting Like Terms 

A term is an individual part of an expression and typically appears in one of three forms:

A number by itself

A letter by itself

A combination of letters and numbers

Like terms have the same combination of letters.

SIMPLIFYING, THEN, MEANS GROUPING THE LIKE TERMS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT TO UNDERSTAND, AS IT IS THE BASE FOR THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF POLYNOMIALS.

4x² + 3x + 4y + 8x + 10x²

Combine the like terms

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