Combining Like Terms and Distributing Review

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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. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, 3x + 2x = 5x.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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Simplify: 3(2x + 5)

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6x + 15

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Simplify: -2x + 11 + 6x

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4x + 11

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and perform any operations to make the expression as simple as possible.

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Simplify: 7(9n - 2)

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63n - 14

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What is the result of distributing 4 in the expression 4(x + 3)?

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4x + 12

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Combine like terms: 3x + 2x + 3y - 7y

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5x - 4y

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.