{"id":154650,"date":"2022-03-25T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/like-terms-definition-examples-simplification-and-faqs\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T23:19:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:49:27","slug":"like-terms-definition-examples-simplification-and-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Terms &#8211; Definition, Examples, Simplification and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/#Like_Terms_Definition\" title=\"Like Terms Definition\">Like Terms Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/#What_are_Like_Terms\" title=\"What are Like Terms?\">What are Like Terms?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/#Like_Terms_Examples\" title=\"Like Terms Examples\">Like Terms Examples<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/#Combining_Like_Terms\" title=\"Combining Like Terms\">Combining Like Terms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/#Simplify_by_Combining_Like_Terms\" title=\"Simplify by Combining Like Terms\">Simplify by Combining Like Terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Like_Terms_Definition\"><\/span>Like Terms Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like Terms &#8211; Definition: Two terms are said to be <a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/maths\/like-terms\/\">like terms<\/a> if they have the same variable name and the same exponent. For example, 4x and -4x are like terms because they both have the variable x and the exponent is the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/like-terms-definition-examples-simplification-and-faqs.jpg\" alt=\"Like Terms - Definition, Examples, Simplification and FAQs\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/like-terms-definition-examples-simplification-and-faqs.jpg?v=1648232170 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/like-terms-definition-examples-simplification-and-faqs-300x212.jpg?v=1648232170 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Like_Terms\"><\/span>What are Like Terms?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like terms are terms that have the same variables and coefficients.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Like_Terms_Examples\"><\/span>Like Terms Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In mathematics, two terms are called like if they have the same algebraic structure. In other words, the terms are like if they can be combined using the same operations. For instance, the terms 3 and 6 are like because they can both be written as 3 + 3. The terms -5 and 5 are not like, because they cannot be combined using the same operations.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Combining_Like_Terms\"><\/span>Combining Like Terms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Combine like terms to create a simplified equation.<\/p>\n<p>3x + 4x<\/p>\n<p>7x<\/p>\n<p>Combining like terms is a process of adding or subtracting algebraic expressions that contain variables with the same exponent. The process of combining like terms usually involves collecting all the terms with the same variable, and then combining them using the usual rules of arithmetic. For example, consider the expression &#8220;3x + 5x + 2x.&#8221; In this expression, the terms &#8220;3x&#8221; and &#8220;5x&#8221; are like terms because they both have the variable &#8220;x&#8221; with the same exponent (in this case, &#8220;1&#8221;). The term &#8220;2x&#8221; is also a like term. To combine like terms, we simply add the coefficients of the like terms together. 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