Factoring, Distributing & Combining Like Terms

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State whether each pair of expressions are equivalent: 9(y - 2) and 18 - 9y

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not equivalent

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Terms that have the same variables with the same corresponding exponents

Back

like terms

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Factor Completely: -3x - 15

Back

-3 (x + 5)

Front

Simplify the expression: 3r + 2r + 5

Back

5r + 5

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Factor the following expression: 2x + 144

Back

2(x + 72)

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

Combine like terms: 4x + 3x - 2

Back

7x - 2

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Factor the expression: x^2 + 5x + 6

Back

(x + 2)(x + 3)

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

Back

To express it as a product of its factors.

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Simplify: 2(3x + 4) - 5

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6x + 3