Combining Like Terms

Front

What are like terms?

Back

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.

Front

What is a coefficient?

Back

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

Front

Simplify: 2x + 3x

Back

5x

Front

Simplify: 4a + 2b - 3a + 5

Back

a + 2b + 5

Front

Identify the like terms in: 7y + 3y - 2x + 4

Back

7y and 3y are like terms.

Front

What is the result of combining like terms?

Back

Combining like terms simplifies an expression by adding or subtracting coefficients of like terms.

Front

Simplify: 6m + 4n - 2m + 3

Back

4m + 4n + 3

Front

What is the simplified form of: 5x + 2 - 3x + 7?

Back

2x + 9

Front

Identify the coefficients in: 4x^2 + 3x - 5

Back

The coefficients are 4 (for x^2), 3 (for x), and -5 (constant term).

Front

Simplify: 8a - 3a + 2b + 4

Back

5a + 2b + 4