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Add the two like monomials:
Both terms contain the same variable raised to the same exponent , so they are like terms. Combine them by adding the coefficients: , while the variable part remains unchanged:
This example illustrates the simplest case of monomial addition: when two monomials share the same variable and exponent, just add their numerical coefficients and keep the variable factor as is.
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