Like Terms

Vocabulary

100

A value represented by a letter

Variable

200

A number before a variable

Coefficient

300

A number, variable, or a product of numbers and variables

 Term

400

Terms with the identical variables and exponents

Like Term

500

Also called "the power"

Exponent

Combining ( Addition )

100

2x + 5 + 4x

 6x + 5

200

-2x + 4x + 2x

 4x

300

6x + 12 + 8x + 3

14x + 15

400

13x + 14y + 7x + 2y

20x + 16y 

500

-5x² + 8x + x + 5x²

 9x

Combining( Subtraction)

100

20b - 16 - 5b

 15b - 16

200

12x - 9x - 2x 

 x

300

6a - 19b - 16a

 -10a - 19b

400

15x - 20x - 18y - 2y 

-5x - 20y

500

17x² - 3x - 4x² - 2x  

13x² - 5x

Combining ( Mix )

100

20a + 5 - 6a

 14a + 5

200

15a + b - 10a

 5a + b

300

20a + 10a - 3a

 27a

400

10x + 16y - 17x + 14y

-7x + 30y

500

16x² - 9x + 4x² - 10

20x² - 9x - 10

Like Terms or Not like Terms

100

2x and -3x 

 Like terms

200

2xc and 2c

 not like terms

300

16xy³     and      -63xy²

 not like terms

400

4x  and  -24x

 like terms

500

13cxy²  and  17yxc²  

not like terms