Rewriting the expression: [tex]5a^5b^4[/tex]
We have two terms inside the expression; the [tex]a^5[/tex] and [tex]b^4[/tex]
Option one:
[tex]a^5b^4[/tex] ⇒ this is a like terms since it also has [tex]a^5 [/tex] and [tex]b^4[/tex]
Option two:
[tex]5a^4b^5[/tex] ⇒ This expression has [tex]a^4[/tex] and [tex]b^5[/tex] which aren't the same with the original expression.
Option three:
[tex]-2a^5[/tex] ⇒ This expression only has the term [tex]a^5[/tex], so it isn't a like term with the original expression.
Option four:
[tex]-a^5b^4[/tex] ⇒ This expression has two terms, [tex]a^5[/tex] and [tex]b^4[/tex] which are the same terms with the original expression.
Option five:
[tex]9a^5b^4[/tex] ⇒ This expression has two terms, [tex]a^5[/tex] and [tex]b^4[/tex] which are the same with the original expression.
Option six:
[tex]2a^5b^5[/tex] ⇒ This expression has two terms, [tex]a^5[/tex] and [tex]b^5[/tex] which aren't exactly the same terms with the original expression.
Option seven:
[tex]6b^4[/tex] ⇒ This expression only has one term, which isn't exactly the same with the original expression.
Answers: Option 1, 4 , and 5
