Equivalent Expressions

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What is an equivalent expression?

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An equivalent expression is an expression that has the same value as another expression, even though they may look different.

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Simplify the expression: 4x + 12 + 2x

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6(x + 2)

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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. They can be combined by adding or subtracting their coefficients.

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Combine the like terms: -3x + x - 5 - 2 + 2x

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0x - 7 or -7

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

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What is the difference between an expression and an equation?

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An expression does NOT contain an equal sign, but an equation does have an equal sign.

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Simplify the expression: 2(x - 3) + 4

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2x - 2

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means to break it down into simpler expressions that can be multiplied together to get the original expression.

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What is the result of combining like terms: 5x + 3x - 2?

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8x - 2

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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Identify and combine like terms.