Combining Like Terms (No Negatives)

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable. For example, 3x + 5x = (3 + 5)x = 8x.

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What is the coefficient in the term 7p?

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The coefficient is the number in front of the variable, which is 7 in this case.

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Combine the like terms: 1 + 4p + 8 + 10p

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9 + 14p

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Combine the like terms: 10 + 43a + 6a

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10 + 49a

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Combine the like terms: 9m + 4 - 7m + 3

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2m + 7

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Combine the like terms: 6x - x + 4 + 2x - 1

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7x + 3

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Combine the like terms: 1c + 4c + 4 - 2c

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3c + 4

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What is the result of combining like terms?

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The result is a simplified expression that has no like terms left to combine.

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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.