Simplify Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms in an expression that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and -9x are like terms.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: 2x + 1 + 7x

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9x + 1

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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Simplify the expression: -8 (5b + 2) - 7 (b - 5)

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-47b - 19

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Identify the like terms in the expression: 3x + 7 - 9x + 24y + 2x^2

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3x, -9x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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Simplify the expression: (5x^4 - 3x + 8x^2) - (8x^4 - 7x^2)

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-3x^4 + 15x^2 - 3x

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

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Simplify by combining like terms: 4x^2 - 3x + 11 - 2x

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4x^2 - 5x + 11

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a factor across terms inside parentheses.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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Simplify the expression using the distributive property: 3(2x + 4)

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6x + 12

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What is a polynomial?

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A polynomial is an expression that consists of variables, coefficients, and exponents, combined using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.