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Mathematics 9

Algebra – Collecting Like Terms Date:

Like terms have the same variable combination. (Same letters and same exponents)
For example: 9 x 2 y and 5 x 2 y are like terms BUT 9 x 2 y and 5xy 2 are not like terms.
You can combine like terms by addition or subtraction. To do this, you add or subtract the coefficients and
keep the same variable combination.
For example: 9 x 2 y 5 x 2 y 14 x 2 y
NO change to
Here – add the
variable combination
coefficients

Similarly:
a) 12ab 16ab 4ab b) 6 x 3x 6 y 8 y 9 x 14 y c) 4 x 2 8x 11x 4x2 3x
Questions:
1. State the coefficient of each term:
a) 5w b) 3x c) y d) 6 e) 3
4 x2
2. Classify each of the following polynomials as monomial, binomial, or trinomial:
a) 3x 2 y b) 5 xy c) 3x 2 9x 1 d) 21xy 3 e) 3x 2 y 1

3. Simplify each of the following:


a) 2k 3k b) 5m 2m c) 3x 5x d) 6 p 3p 5p e) 4r 2 r2

f) 2 y 2 5y2 g) 5x 3x 9x h) 3m 2n m i) 3h 5h 2 j) 12x 2 6x2

k) 7 y 3 y x2 4x2 l) 2t 3 5t 7 m) 3x 4 y x 6 y

n) (5h 3) (2h 8) o) (5x 6) (2 x 8) p) (2 x 3 y) (3x y)

q) (7 xy 2) (4 xy 2) r) (6b 1) (2b 5) s) ( x 2 y 4 xy 2 ) (6 xy 2 3 x 2 y )

Answers:
1. a) 5 b) –3 c) –1 d) –6 e) 34
2. a) binomial b) monomial c) trinomial d) monomial e) trinomial
2
3. a) 5k b) 3m c) 8x d) 8 p e) 3r f) 7 y 2 g) x h) 4m 2n
i) 8h 2 j) 6x 2 k) 3 x 2 4 y l) 3t 4 m) 2 x 10 y n) 7h 5 o) 7x 2
2 2
p) 5 x 2 y q) 11xy r) 8b 6 s) 4 x y 2 xy
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