Simplifying Expressions

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What is the simplified form of 4a + 9 + a?

Back

5a + 9

Front

How can w + w + w be simplified?

Back

3w

Front

Simplify the expression: 3(2x + 7)

Back

6x + 21

Front

What is the simplified form of 2x + 1 + 7x?

Back

9x + 1

Front

Simplify the expression: 5a + 2b + 6a + 4b

Back

11a + 6b

Front

What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

Front

What are like terms?

Back

Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is the coefficient in the expression 7x?

Back

7 is the coefficient.

Front

How do you combine like terms in the expression 3x + 4x?

Back

You add the coefficients: 3 + 4 = 7, so it simplifies to 7x.

Front

What is the distributive property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the terms in parentheses.