Math 7 Combining Like Terms

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What is combining like terms?

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Combining like terms is the process of simplifying an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is the number that comes before a variable in an algebraic expression.

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Simplify: 2a^2 - 8a^2 + 5a^3 - 11a^2

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-17a^2 + 5a^3

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Simplify: 4x^2 - 3x + 11 - 2x

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4x^2 - 5x + 11

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Simplify: 5(2 - 7n)

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10 - 35n

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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.

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What is the degree of a term?

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The degree of a term is the exponent of the variable in that term.

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Simplify: 9m^3 + m + 2m^2 - 3m^3

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m + 2m^2 + 6m^3

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a symbol, usually a letter, that represents a number in an expression or equation.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to reduce it to its simplest form by combining like terms and performing any operations.