Like Terms Variable Constant

Combine like terms to simplify: a + 2a + 7

• 9a

• 3a + 7

• 2a + 7

• 9

A number on its own that does not change and is without a variable is known as a _______________.

• Term

• Variable

• Coefficient

• Constant

Identify the constants in the expression:

• 7

• 1

• 7 & 1

• 5

Like terms have the same variables and the same exponents.

• true

• false

Are there any like terms in the following expression?

• Yes

• No

Define Like Terms:

• Terms with the same variable form
  (same variables with the same powers)

• Terms without a Variable 

• The Number Part of a Term 

• Exponents that equal zero.  

Identify the variable of the algebraic expression:

3x + 5

• 3

• x

• 3x and 5

In mathematics, is a term in an algebraic expression that does not contain any variables and therefore is constant. For example, in the quadratic polynomial. the 3 is a constant term. After like terms are combined, an algebraic expression will have at most one constant

• Constant Terms

• Slope

• Variable

• No Solution

Identify the like terms in the following expression:

5q + 3 - 11r

• 5q, 3, -11r

• 5q, -11r

• 5, 3, -11

• There are no like terms.

Identify the constant term of the expression 4n + 6 - 5n.

• 4

• 6

• n

• -5