SOLUTION: can I add like monomials by adding both their coefficients and the exponents that appear on their common variable factor. explain please and givbe me example

Question 356778: can I add like monomials by adding both their coefficients and the exponents that appear on their common variable factor. explain please and givbe me example

Answer by mananth(16949) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+3x= 5x
3y+5y=8y
10x+13x=23x
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a^2+2a^2= 3a^2
6y^2+10y^2=16y^2
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If the terms are same then you add the co-efficients.
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