$- 9 x y$ and $5 y x$ are _______ terms.[like/unlike]

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Like terms are terms that contain the same variables of the same power.
Unlike terms are terms that contain different variables or same variables of the different powers.
$- 9 x y$ and $5 y x$ have the common variables $x y$ . Also, the power of $x and y$ for both the terms is $1$ .
Hence, $- 9 x y$ and $5 y x$ are like terms.

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