Which of the following are like terms?

Question:

 Which of the following are like terms?

(a) 5xyz2, – 3xy2z

(b) – 5xyz2, 7xyz2

(c) 5xyz2, 5x2yz

(d) 5xyz2, x2y2z2

Solution:

(b) – 5xyz2, 7xyz2

Like terms are formed from the same variables and the powers of these variables are also the same. But coefficients of like terms need not be the same.

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