Adding Like Terms

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What are like terms?

Back

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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How do you add like terms?

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To add like terms, combine their coefficients while keeping the variable part the same. For example, 2x + 3x = (2 + 3)x = 5x.

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Simplify the expression: 2x + 11 + 6x

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8x + 11

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Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

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9v + 14

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 2x

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5x

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What is the coefficient in the term 4y?

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The coefficient is 4.

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What is the constant in the expression 5x + 3?

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The constant is 3.

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Simplify the expression: 12X - 8 - 12

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12X - 20

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What is the result of combining 4a + 5a?

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9a

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What do you get when you add 10m + 3m?

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13m