19-3 Formative Assessment

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What is a like term in algebra?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and -9x are like terms.

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Simplify the expression: -4x - 10x

Back

-14x

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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Simplify the expression: -2x + 11 + 6x

Back

4x + 11

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What is the result of simplifying 2x + 1 + 7x?

Back

9x + 1

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Identify the like terms in the expression: 3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x^2

Back

3x and -9x are like terms.

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

Back

2a + 2b + 4

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What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

Back

The coefficient is 7.

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What is a constant term in an expression?

Back

A constant term is a term that does not contain any variables, such as the number 4 in the expression 5a + 2b - 3a + 4.

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing any operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.