Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and reducing expressions to their simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in the term -5x, -5 is the coefficient.

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Simplify the expression: 4p - 7 + 6p + 10

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10p + 3

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting the coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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Identify the like terms in the expression: 9 - z + 3 - 2z

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[9 & 3] and [z & -2z]

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What is the simplest form of the expression: (a) + (2a + 3) + (3a - 1)?

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6a + 2

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Simplify by combining like terms: 12y - 8 + 4y + y

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17y - 8

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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The first step is to identify and group like terms.

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What is the perimeter of a figure represented by the expression: (a) + (2a + 3) + (3a - 1)?

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6a + 2