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Identifying Like Terms Online Quiz
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Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, xy, and a numeric coefficient.
6xy, 4xy, −13xy
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, p, and a numeric coefficient.
7p, 8p
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, a, and a numeric coefficient.
3a, −4a, 7a
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, b, and a numeric coefficient.
5b, 8b
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, m, and a numeric coefficient.
6m, −7m, 11m
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, n, and a numeric coefficient.
2n, 3n
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, x, and a numeric coefficient.
5x, 6x, 10x
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, y, and a numeric coefficient.
−3y, 7y
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, m, and a numeric coefficient.
15m, −4m, 12m
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, n, and a numeric coefficient.
n, 2n
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, xy, and a numeric coefficient.
5xy, 12xy, −11xy
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, a2b, and a numeric coefficient.
3a2b, 7a2b
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, ab2, and a numeric coefficient.
6ab2, −9ab2
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, xyz, and a numeric coefficient.
7xyz, 14xyz
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, xy, and a numeric coefficient.
−5xy, 8xy
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Like terms consist of same variables raised to same exponents.
Step 2:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variables, m2n, and a numeric coefficient.
5 m2n, 8 m2n
Step 3:
The following are like terms because each term consists of variable, mn, and a numeric coefficient.
6mn, −9mn