Flashcard 11 - Math Flashcard Set for the SHSAT

\(2x^2\) and \(4x^2\), \(3x\) and \(-10x\), \(-4\) and \(1\)

Like terms are terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers.

In the expressions \(2x^2 + 3x - 4\) and \(-10x + 4x^2 + 1\), \(2x^2\) and \(4x^2\) are like terms because they both involve \(x^2\). Similarly, \(3x\) and \(-10x\) are like terms because they both involve \(x\).

Last, \(-4\) and \(1\) are like terms because they are both constant terms in their respective polynomials.