Combining Like Terms I Combining tiles that have the same area to write a simpler expression is called combining like terms. Remember that addition and subtraction separate expressions into terms. When you are not working with actual tiles, it can help to picture the tiles in your mind. You can use these images to combine the terms that are the same. Here are some examples: ​

Consider the following geometry problems in 3-space enter t or f depending on whether the statement is true or false. (you must enter t or f -- true and false will not work.) f equation editorequation editor 1. a plane and a line either intersect or are parallel t equation editorequation editor 2. two planes parallel to a third plane are parallel f equation editorequation editor 3. two lines either intersect or are parallel f equation editorequation editor 4. two planes orthogonal to a third plane are parallel f equation editorequation editor 5. two planes orthogonal to a line are parallel f equation editorequation editor 6. two planes either intersect or are parallel f equation editorequation editor 7. two lines orthogonal to a third line are parallel t equation editorequation editor 8. two lines parallel to a third line are parallel t equation editorequation editor 9. two planes parallel to a line are parallel f equation editorequation editor 10. two lines parallel to a plane are parallel f equation editorequation editor 11. two lines orthogonal to a plane are parallel