Question

Which terms in the following expression are like terms?

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  (c)  5x and 3x, and 4 and 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Like terms have the same variable(s) to the same power(s).

The terms of this expression are ...

• x^3: variable x, power 3
• 5x: variable x, power 1
• -3x: variable x, power 1
• 3y: variable y, power 1
• 4: no variable
• -1: no variable

The like terms are {5x, -3x}, which have the x-variable to the first power, and {4, -1}, which have no variable.