Combining Like Terms

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What are like terms?

Back

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, 2x + 3x = 5x.

Front

Simplify: 5e + 7e - 10e + 9e

Back

11e

Front

Simplify: x + 3x + 6x + x

Back

11x

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Simplify: 7t - 3t + t - 3t

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2t

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What is the coefficient in the term 4b?

Back

The coefficient is 4, which is the number multiplying the variable b.

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What happens when you combine unlike terms?

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Unlike terms cannot be combined. For example, 2x + 3y remains as is because x and y are different variables.

Front

Simplify: 12b + 4b^2 - 10b

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4b^2 + 2b

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Simplify: 8q + 3q - 6t + 2q - 4q

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9q - 6t

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify the like terms in the expression.