Example 1
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
Example 2
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
Example 3
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
as 
. Boom: 
and 
are like terms. Not bad, right? Simplifying is simply the best. Better than all the rest.Example 4
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
Example 5
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
Example 6
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and x
.Example 7
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
and 
, respectively.Example 8
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
, these can be written as like terms: 
and 
, respectively.Example 9
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
Example 10
Can the following be written as like terms?
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and 
and 
, respectively. The radicands are still different, though, so we don't have like terms.Example 11
Do the arithmetic and simplify your answer. |
Example 12
Do the arithmetic and simplify your answer.
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Example 13
Do the arithmetic and simplify your answer.
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, so the sum of the original two terms is 
.Example 14
Do the arithmetic and simplify your answer. |
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