Identify the like terms in the following expressions.
$2 a b, 6 a - 8 b c, \frac{1}{6} a b$

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Solution

Like terms:
In algebra, like terms are terms that have the same variables and powers.
like terms are $2 a b$ and $\frac{1}{6} a b$ .
Hence like terms are $2 a b$ and $\frac{1}{6} a b$

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