Simplifying Linear Expressions

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What is the distributive property?

Back

The distributive property describes how multiplication interacts with addition.

Front

Simplify: 3(2x+1)+2(x-4)

Back

8x-5

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What is a variable in mathematics?

Back

A letter that represents a number.

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Simplify: -4(8-c)-(3c+7)

Back

c - 39

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Simplify: −x² + 2 − 1 + 6x² − 4x²

Back

x² + 1

Front

What is a coefficient?

Back

A number that multiplies a variable.

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What is a constant in an expression?

Back

A fixed value that does not change.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

Simplify: 5x + 3x - 2 + 4

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8x + 2