Simplify Expressions

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What is the process of combining like terms in an expression?

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Combining like terms involves adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify: 6b + 7b - 10

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13b - 10

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and performing any operations.

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Simplify: 8x + 2 + 10x + 1

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18x + 3

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify the expression: 3(1 - 2x) + 7

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10 - 6x

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What is the distributive property?

Back

The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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Simplify: 3x + 4 + 5x + 3

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8x + 7

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What is the result of subtracting a negative term?

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Subtracting a negative term is equivalent to adding the positive value of that term.

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Simplify: -(-x + 2) - 4x

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-3x - 2