Simplifying 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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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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Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

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9v + 14

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What does it mean to distribute in algebra?

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Distributing means multiplying a term by each term inside a set of parentheses. For example, in 10(b + 3), you distribute 10 to both b and 3.

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Simplify the expression: 10(b + 3)

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10b + 30

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What is the result of multiplying a number by a sum?

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The result is the sum of the products of the number and each term in the sum, known as the distributive property.

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Simplify the expression: 5(2x + 3)

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10x + 15

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What is the first step in simplifying the expression n - 10 + 9n - 3?

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Combine like terms: n and 9n are like terms.

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Simplify the expression: n - 10 + 9n - 3

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10n - 13

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What is the purpose of combining like terms?

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Combining like terms simplifies an expression, making it easier to work with and understand.