Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and reducing expressions to their simplest form.

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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.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract their coefficients while keeping the variable part the same. 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 parentheses.

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

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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.