Did June identify the correct like terms? Check the correct statement.

Like terms must have the same variables raised to the same powers; their coefficients may differ. In –x²y, x is squared and y is to the first power, while in 2xy², x is to the first power and y is squared. Therefore, –x²y and 2xy² are not like terms, so statement D is correct.

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