document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657412>Question 657412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the difference between coefficients and like terms? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #417553 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=417553\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Coefficients are the numbers in front of (multiplying) a variable.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, x, 2r, 3w, 4q have the coefficients 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Like terms are variables and the degree of variable.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, 2a + 4b has two different terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2+-+6x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2+-+6x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > also has two different terms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To simplify 2a + 9a + 4b + 7b, combine like terms to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a + 11b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E3+%2B+15x%5E3+-+6x%5E2+%2B+20x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E3+%2B+15x%5E3+-+6x%5E2+%2B+20x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, combine like degree variable terms, to get<BR>\n" );
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