Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is the number that comes before a variable in an algebraic expression.

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Simplify: 9m^3 + m + 2m^2 - 3m^3

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m + 2m^2 + 6m^3

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True or False: 5x and 5y are like terms.

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False, because they have different variables.

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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Identify the coefficients in the expression: 2x + 9 + 7x

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2 and 7.

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What is the result of combining the like terms: 4m + 3m - 2m?

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5m.

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True or False: 2y^2 and 2y^3 are like terms.

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False, because they have different exponents.

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What is the simplified form of: 6x + 4 - 2x + 3?

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4x + 7.