SOLUTION: are these terms like or unlike -14 27 -6

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Question 1048061: are these terms like or unlike -14 27 -6
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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are these terms like or unlike -14 27 -6
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They are considered to be "like" terms.
So they can be combined to give you -20+27 = 7
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Other "like" terms are a, 2a, -7a etc
Unlike terms are 3y and 2x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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