Which pairs contain like terms?
$5 x, - 2 x$

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Solution

Identifying $5 x, - 2 x$ are the like terms or not.
We know that the terms having same literal(variable) coefficient are called like terms.
Since only $5 x, - 2 x$ having same literal(variable) coefficients.
Hence, $5 x, - 2 x$ are like terms.

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