Simplifying Expressions

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What is the process of simplifying an expression?

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The process of simplifying an expression involves combining like terms and performing operations to reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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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.

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Simplify the expression: 3 - 2a + 3a + 5a

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6a + 3

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What is the result of combining the terms in the expression: 6w - 6w + 6w + 9w?

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15w

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Simplify the expression: 5(2 - 7n)

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10 - 35n

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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Simplify the expression: 7 + 3(1 - 2x)

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10 - 6x

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means to express it as a product of its factors, often simplifying the expression.

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Simplify the expression: -r - 10r

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-11r

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What is a coefficient in an algebraic expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor that multiplies a variable. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.