Untitled Lesson

Identifying "like terms"
NC.7.EE.1

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Terms can be variables or constants that are separated by operations.

What are terms?

​Variables: any LETTER
EXAMPLE: x

​Constants: any NUMBER, without a LETTER.
EXAMPLE: 4

8, -10, 2, 9

Constants

x, r, t, y

Variables

Variables & Constants

​2x+10=24 What are my variables? constants?
8 + 6z -2= 9

Terms that DO NOT have the same VARIABLE or EXPONENT

ex. 4x 7y

5z³ 5y²

Unlike Terms

Terms that have the same VARIABLE and same EXPONENT

ex. 2x 4x

x² 6x²

Like Terms

What makes terms "like"

Who can revoice this?
Let's practice!

Multiple Choice

Are 7a and 4a like terms?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Are x + y like terms?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Are x² and x like terms?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Are -c and 4c like terms?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Are 3x²  and 3x like terms?

• Yes
• No

Multiple Choice

Are m and 4m like terms?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Are 2abc and 4abc like terms?

• Yes

• No

Can we level up?

Multiple Choice

Select the term below that is a like term with xy. 

• 6x
• 7xy
• 3y
• 3x²y²

Multiple Choice

Select the terms below that is a like term with 2b.

• 77ab
• 7b
• 5b²
• 9b²

Multiple Choice

Select the term below that is NOT like terms with a.

• 5a
• 2a
• 8a
• 7a²

Multiple Choice

Which term is Not a like term with xy?

• xy
• 5xy
• xy²
• 92xy

Multiple Choice

Which term below is a like term with 6a³b²?

• 6a
• 7a³b
• 8ab²
• 9a³b²

Multiple Choice

Which term is the constant?

5g³ + 2

• 5

• g

• 3

• 2

Multiple Choice

What are the like terms in the following expression?
5a + 2b - 3a

• 5a, -3a
• 5a, 3a
• 5a, 2b
• 5a, 4

Multiple Choice

True or False:
y and 14 are like terms.

• True 
• False