Equivalent Expressions

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What is an equivalent expression?

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An equivalent expression is an expression that has the same value as another expression, even though it may look different.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a factor across a sum.

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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.

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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 a coefficient in an expression?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term of an expression, such as the 3 in 3x.