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Identifying Like Terms in Facility Area Expansion

A facilities manager is calculating the total square footage for a new storage area using the expression (y+5)(y+8)(y + 5)(y + 8). After applying the distributive property to expand the product, the manager identifies the following four terms: y2y^{2}, 8y8y, 5y5y, and 4040. Identify which two terms from this list are considered 'like terms' that must be combined to simplify the final area expression.

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