Question

Identify the like and unlike terms in $4xy,8x^2$ and $3yx$.

• A. Like: $4xy,8x^2$
• B. Like: $4xy,3yx$
• C. Unlike: $4xy,8x^2$
• D. Unlike: $3yx,8x^2$

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
B

Like: $4xy,3yx$

C

Unlike: $4xy,8x^2$

D

Unlike: $3yx,8x^2$

Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power, otherwise they are called unlike terms.

Here, $3yx$ and $4xy$ are like terms,

$3yx$ and $8x^2$ are unlike terms,

$4xy$ and $8x^2$ are unlike terms.