Simplifying Expressions

Front

What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides represented by the expressions 2x + 1, 2x + 1, and 2x + 1?

Back

The perimeter is 6x + 3.

Front

Simplify the expression: 10 - 3x + 2x - 5

Back

The simplified expression is -x + 5.

Front

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

Back

The simplified expression is -x + 14.

Front

What is the first step in simplifying the expression: 5x + 3 - 2x + 7?

Back

Combine like terms.

Front

Simplify the expression: 8 - 2(3x - 4) + 5x

Back

The simplified expression is -x + 16.

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and eliminating parentheses.

Front

Simplify the expression: 6x + 4 - 2x + 10

Back

The simplified expression is 4x + 14.

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac.

Front

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

Back

The simplified expression is 2x + 8.

Front

What is a like term?

Back

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