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General Mathematics
Preliminary
Basic Algebra
Collecting
Like Terms
Stage 6 - Year 11
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2. Collecting Like Terms 1/5
Like Terms can be
Added or Subtracted.
2a & 3a
2m & 2n 
a & 2a2  
4p & 7p
2m2 & 3m2  
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3. Collecting Like Terms 2/5
Like Terms can be
Added or Subtracted.
5b & 3a
21n & 2n  
a2 & 2a2 
4p & 7q
2m & 3m2  
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4. Collecting Like Terms 3/5
Adding Like Terms = +
Unlike Terms + = +
Unlike terms can’t be added.

5. Collecting Like Terms 4/5
Subtracting Like Terms = -
Unlike Terms - = -
Unlike terms can’t be subtracted.

6. Collecting Like Terms 5/5
2a + 3a = 5a
b + 2b + 3a = 6a
3p – 2p + 6p = 7p
m + 2m - 3m =
5p – 2p + 2q =
3p – 2q
12w – 6w + 2w = 8w
m + 2n – 3p =
m + 2n – 3p
-5z + 2z + z =
-2z
6a + 5a + 6 =
11a + 6