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

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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) About Me  (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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