Simplify Expressions

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What are like terms?

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Terms that have the same variables, such as 5x and -8x.

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What is a coefficient?

Back

The numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression, such as the 4 in 4t³.

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What is a constant term?

Back

A term in an expression that does not contain any variables, such as 6 in the expression 4n + 6 - 5n.

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What does it mean for two expressions to be equivalent?

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Two expressions are equivalent if they have the same value for all values of the variables.

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Simplify: 6 ⋅ (x + 3)

Back

6x + 18.

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Simplify: 9(6 + x)

Back

54 + 9x.

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What is the distributive property?

Back

A property that states a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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What is an expression?

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A combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equality sign.

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What is a variable?

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A symbol used to represent an unknown value, often represented by letters like x or y.

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What is an algebraic expression?

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An expression that contains at least one variable, such as 4x + 5.