How to Name Like terms?
5m+4+3m+6p
do I just name 5m and 3m or is it more complicated than I think?
5m and 3 m are indeed like terms (combine like terms to make 8 m + 6 p + 4)
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To identify like terms in an expression, you need to understand what like terms are. Like terms are terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power(s). In this case, the variables are "m" and "p".
Let's break down the given expression: 5m + 4 + 3m + 6p
We can see that there are terms with "m" and terms with "p". To identify the like terms, focus on the terms with the same variable and exponent.
First, let's identify the like terms with "m":
- The terms 5m and 3m both have the variable "m" raised to the power of 1. These two terms are like terms.
Next, let's identify the like terms with "p":
- The term 6p has the variable "p" raised to the power of 1. There are no other terms with the variable "p" in the expression, so it is the only term with that variable.
To summarize, the like terms in the expression 5m + 4 + 3m + 6p are:
- "5m" and "3m" (like terms because they have the same variable, "m", raised to the same power of 1)
- "6p" (like term because it is the only term with the variable "p")
Note: The term "4" is a constant term and is not considered a like term with the variables "m" or "p".