Simplifying Expressions

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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

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What are like terms?

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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 coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in the term 5x, 5 is the coefficient.

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Which of the following contains all like terms: -4x, 2x, 3x, -4x, 2, 3y, 4x^2, 2x, 14, 4x?

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-4x, 2x, 3x

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The coefficient of x is 5 and the constant term is -9.

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression?

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The first step is to identify and combine 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.