HELP PLEASE! :) What is the difference between COMBINING LIKE TERMS and using PROPERTIES OF EXPONENTS?

Combine terms with the same variable and the same exponent

Step-by-step explanation:

remember that when you combine like terms, you combine the terms with the exact same variable by adding them or subtracting them, depending on the operation they have attached to them. Terms with exponents work exactly the same way! hope this helps you  :)

Combining like terms is just that, combining numbers in an equation that have the same property. examples would be constants or numbers with the same exponent.

Properties of exponents are when you multiply, add, subtract, or divide exponents.

I hope I helped!