Simplifying Expressions and One/Two Step Equations Review

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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Simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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Define 'like terms' in algebra.

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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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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 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 the expression: 5(x + 2) + 2x

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7x + 10

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What is an equation?

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An equation is a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions, typically containing variables.

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x = -84

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract coefficients of terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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Simplify the expression by combining like terms: 9x^2 + 14x - x^2 + 6x

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8x^2 + 20x

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What is the goal of solving an equation?

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The goal of solving an equation is to find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.