Combining Like Terms Expressions

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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, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y 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 + 2x = 5x.

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 4x - 2x

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5x

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What is the result of combining 7y - 3y + 2y?

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6y

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

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3a + 7b

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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Simplifying an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.

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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 term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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Use the distributive property to simplify: 4(2x + 3)

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8x + 12

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What is the result of simplifying: 15 + 4(3x - 2)?

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3 + 12x

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Combine like terms: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

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9v + 14