Combining Like Terms

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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, 3a and 5a are like terms, while 3a and 4b 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, 2a + 3a = 5a.

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Simplify by combining like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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What is the result of -6k + 7k?

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k

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Simplify: 8b + 6 - 8b + 1

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7

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Simplify: 3f - 5g - f - 2g

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2f - 7g

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Combine the like terms: 3d + 4g - 2d + 7g + 5

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d + 11g + 5

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What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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What is a constant term?

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A constant term is a term that does not contain any variables. For example, in the expression 3x + 5, the number 5 is a constant term.

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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.