Similar Terms

Similar Terms

1. Similar terms of a polynomial are monomials in the polynomial that differ only in the coefficients or sign or are identical.

   • For example, the similar terms in the polynomial x+2x-y are x and 2x.

2. They are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.

3. The coefficients can be different.

4. We combine similar terms to shorten and simplify algebraic expressions.