Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Algebraic Manipulation (Section 2 - No. 26)
What does the term 'collecting like terms' mean?
Adding all the numbers together.
Combining terms with the same variable and power.
Multiplying all the terms.
Separating positive and negative terms.
Paliwanag
Collecting like terms involves combining terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.