Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms

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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 two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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Simplify: 3(2 + 4)

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18

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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, 2x and 3x are like terms.

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Combine like terms: 5x + 3x

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8x

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What is the first step in using the Distributive Property?

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The first step is to multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

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Simplify: 4(3x - 2)

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12x - 8

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract coefficients of terms that have the same variable.

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Combine like terms: 2a + 3b - a + 4b

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a + 7b

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Simplify: 2(3x + 4) - 5

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6x + 8 - 5 = 6x + 3

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

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-2x + 6