Identify the like terms

a) $ -a b^{2},-4 b a^{2}, 8 a^{2}, 2 a b^{2}, 7 b,-11 a^{2},-200 a,-11 a b, 30 a^{2} $$ \mathrm{b},-6 \mathrm{a}^{2}, \mathrm{b}, 2 \mathrm{ab}, 3 \mathrm{a} $

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Given: \( -a b^{2},-4 b a^{2}, 8 a^{2}, 2 a b^{2}, 7 b,-11 a^{2},-200 a,-11 a b, 30 a^{2} \)\( \mathrm{b},-6 \mathrm{a}^{2}, \mathrm{b}, 2 \mathrm{ab}, 3 \mathrm{a} \)

To find: Like terms

Solution:

In algebra, like terms are terms that have the same variables and powers. The coefficients do not need to match.

-ab² , 2ab² are like terms
-4ba² and 30a²b are like terms
8a², -11a² , 30a²and -6a² are like terms
7b and b are like terms
-11ba and 2ab
-200a and 3a

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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