SOLUTION: Why is the sum of two monomials not ncessarily a monomial? Give an example.

SOLUTION: Why is the sum of two monomials not ncessarily a monomial? Give an example.

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Question 679726: Why is the sum of two monomials not ncessarily a monomial? Give an example.
Answer by pmatei(79) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First monomial
Second monomial
The sum is a binomial because the literal part of the monomials differs from each other.
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