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Select all that are like terms to [tex]$4x^3 y^2$[/tex].

A. [tex]$x^2 y^3$[/tex]
B. [tex]$4x^3 y^3$[/tex]
C. [tex]$-4x^3 y^2$[/tex]
D. [tex]$-2x^3 y^2$[/tex]
E. [tex]$-4x^2 y^2$[/tex]
F. [tex]$x^3 y^2$[/tex]
G. [tex]$6x^3 y^2$[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the like terms to \( 4x^3y^2 \), we need to focus on the variable parts of the terms, specifically the exponents of \( x \) and \( y \). Like terms must have the same variables raised to the same powers.

Let's analyze each given term:

1. \( x^2 y^3 \): The exponents are \( x^2 \) and \( y^3 \). These do not match the exponents in \( 4x^3y^2 \), which are \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \).

2. \( 4x^3y^3 \): The exponents are \( x^3 \) and \( y^3 \). These also do not match with \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \).

3. \( -4x^3y^2 \): The exponents are \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \). These match exactly with the exponents in \( 4x^3y^2 \).

4. \( -2x^3y^2 \): The exponents are \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \). These also match with the exponents in \( 4x^3y^2 \).

5. \( -4x^2y^2 \): The exponents here are \( x^2 \) and \( y^2 \). These do not match with the exponents \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \).

6. \( x^3y^2 \): The exponents are \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \). These match exactly with the exponents in \( 4x^3y^2 \).

7. \( 6x^3y^2 \): The exponents are \( x^3 \) and \( y^2 \). These also match with the exponents in \( 4x^3y^2 \).

So the like terms to \( 4x^3y^2 \) are:

- \( -4x^3y^2 \)
- \( -2x^3y^2 \)
- \( x^3y^2 \)
- [tex]\( 6x^3y^2 \)[/tex]