Identify the LIKE and UNLIKE terms from the following.
$- 10 m^{2} n^{2}, 7 m^{2} n^{2}, 6 n^{2} m^{2} / 7$

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Solution

Defining and finding the like terms:
LIKE TERMS: THE TERMS THAT HAVE THE SAME VARIABLE WITH THE SAME EXPONENT ARE CALLED LIKE TERMS.
UNLIKE TERMS: THE TERMS THAT HAVE THE SAME VARIABLE WITH DIFFERENT EXPONENT OR DIFFERENT VARIABLES ARE CALLED, UNLIKE TERMS.
the given terms are,
$- 10 m^{2} n^{2}, 7 m^{2} n^{2}, 6 m^{2} n^{2} / 7$
Thus,
LIKE TERMS: $- 10 m^{2} n^{2}, 7 m^{2} n^{2}, 6 m^{2} n^{2} / 7$

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