Like terms: in the case of exponents, the same exponents for different numbers Like 7x and 8x are like terms. 5x and 6x^2 would be unlike terms Get it?? Good luck~~
Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power. Only the numerical coefficients are different. In an expression, only like terms can be combined. We combine like terms to shorten and simplify algebraic expressions, so we can work with them more easily.
