Combining Like Terms

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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 -9x are like terms because they both contain the variable x.

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Combine the like terms: 3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x²

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-3x + 24y + 2x² (Like terms: 3x and -9x combine to -6x)

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What is the result of X + X + X + X + X?

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5X (This is the simplified form of adding the same variable multiple times.)

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Combine the like terms: 6x + 1 + 7x

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13x + 1 (6x and 7x are like terms and combine to 13x.)

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Combine the like terms: y + x + y + y + x

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2x + 3y (y terms combine to 3y and x terms combine to 2x.)

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Combine the like terms: 2r + 2 + 5r - 2 + r

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8r (2r, 5r, and r are like terms and combine to 8r.)

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What is the coefficient in the term 7x?

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7 (The coefficient is the number in front of the variable.)

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What is the constant in the expression 4x + 5?

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5 (The constant is the term without a variable.)

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Combine the like terms: 4a + 3b + 2a - b

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6a + 2b (4a and 2a combine to 6a, and 3b and -b combine to 2b.)

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What is the degree of the term 5x²?

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2 (The degree is the exponent of the variable.)