Question

Are 5x^3 and 5x^2 like terms ?

Answer 1

`\boxed{\text{They are NOT like terms}\\}\\\\\text{Like terms would have the same power or exponent}\\\\\text{In this case, you can see that one of the terms have the exponent}\\\text{of 3, and the other one has an exponent of 2}\\\\\text{This means that the terms can't combine together, since they're not the}\\\text{same}\\\\\text{Therefore, this means that they're not like terms.}`

Answer 2

No

Explanation:

5x^3 and 5x^2 like terms are not like terms because their powers are different.