Simplifying Polynomials Combining Like Terms

2c – 12c³ – 5c⁴ + 7c + 10c⁴

• 9c – 12c³ + 5c⁴

• -9c – 12c³ + 5c⁴

• 9c + 12c³ + 5c⁴

9m³ + m + 2m² – 3m³

• m + 2m² - 6m³

• m + 2m² + 11m³

• m + 2m² + 6m³

What is/are the constant(s) of 2x + 9 + 7x?

• 2, 9, 7

• 2, 7

• 2x, 7x

• 9

Simplify the following expression:
3 + 5x + 8 - 2x

• -3x² - 11

• 3x² + 11

• 11 - 3x

• 11 + 3x

Which of these are like terms in the following expression:
(3x + 7 - 9x) + (24y + 2x²)

• 7, 24y

• 3x, 9x

• 3x, -9x

• 3x, -9x, 2x²

X+X+X+X+X

• X + 5 

• 5X

• X+X+X+X+X+5

• X to the 5th power 

y + x + y + y + x 

• 2 + 3 

• x + y 

• 2x + 3y 

• 5xy 

What are like terms?
Terms that have....

• the same variables

• the same exponents

• the same coefficients

• the same variables and exponents

Combine like terms
3x + 2x + 11y - 7y

• 5x + 10y

• 5x - 4y

• 5x + 4y

• 5x -10y

- r - 10r

• 11r

• -11r

• 9r

• -11