Simplify Expressions

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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, in the expression 3x + 5x, both terms are like terms because they both contain the variable x.

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 5x

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8x

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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 any arithmetic operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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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 to multiply a term by each term inside a set of parentheses. For example, in -8(5b + 2), you would multiply -8 by both 5b and 2.

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

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-47b - 19

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What is the result of combining the terms 3x and -5x?

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-2x

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Simplify the expression: -6x + 4(-x - 3)

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-10x - 12

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What are coefficients in algebra?

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Coefficients are the numerical factors in front of variables in an expression. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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What is the difference between a constant and a variable?

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A constant is a fixed value that does not change, while a variable is a symbol that represents an unknown value.