Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

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Simplify: -1x + y - z + 10z + 2x - 10y

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1x - 9y + 9z

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Simplify the expression: (4a^3 - 8a - 4a^2) + (7a^3 - 7 - 6a)

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11a^3 - 4a^2 - 14a - 7

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Simplify: 11m - 8 - 12 + 10m

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21m - 20

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Factor: 45c + 10d

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5(9c + 2d)

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Factoring is the opposite of distributing. True or False?

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True

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What is an algebraic expression?

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An expression that contains numbers, variables, and operations.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the terms in parentheses.

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What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A numerical factor in a term of an expression.