Combining Like Terms (Algebra Review)

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What are like terms in algebra?

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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 5y 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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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parentheses.

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Simplify: 3(2x - 4) + 6x - 1

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12x - 13

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Simplify: -10x + 15 - 3x + 2

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-13x + 17

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

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2a + 2b + 4

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Expand using the distributive property: -2(3x + 4y + 1)

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-6x - 8y - 2

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Simplify: 4(8x + 1) - 6(1 - 8x)

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80x - 2

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What is a coefficient in algebra?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

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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 perform any operations to reduce it to its simplest form.

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