Combining Like Terms

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What are like terms in an expression?

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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 a variable?

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A variable is a symbol that represents an unknown value.

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How many terms are in the expression 5x³ - 7x + 11?

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There are 3 terms in the expression.

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Simplify the expression: 3 + 5p - 2.

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The simplified expression is 5p + 1.

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What does p represent in the expression 5p + 7?

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In this expression, p represents a variable.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a number that is multiplied by a variable. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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What is a constant in an expression?

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A constant is a fixed value that does not change. For example, in the expression 3x + 5, 5 is a constant.

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Combine like terms: 2x + 3x.

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The combined like terms result in 5x.

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What is the degree of a term?

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The degree of a term is the exponent of the variable in that term. For example, in 4x², the degree is 2.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.