Introduction
We have discussed about the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of the arithmetic expression into previous chapter. In this chapter, we will discuss about the operation on algebraic expression.
Algebraic Expression
It is the combination of constants and variables along with the fundamental operations \[(+,\,-,\,\,\times ,\,\,\div )\]
Terms: It is the part of an algebraic expression which is separated by the sign of addition and subtraction.
\[5{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}},35{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}}-13{{x}^{2}}y,6xy,-3\] is an algebraic expression having \[8{{x}^{3}}{{y}^{2}},-4{{x}^{2}}y,6xy,-3\] as its term.
Like and Unlike Terms
The terms having similar variable(s) are called like terms otherwise it is unlike. In an algebraic expression \[5{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}},-13{{x}^{2}}y+6xy-3-35{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}};5{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}},35{{x}^{4}}{{y}^{2}}\]are like terms and are unlike terms.
Types of Algebraic Expression
Monomials
An algebraic expression which contains one term is
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