Combining Like Terms and Simplification

Mrs. D's video tutorial covers the process of combining like terms in algebraic expressions. The video begins with an introduction to the concept, followed by detailed steps on identifying and labeling like terms, which are terms with the same variable raised to the same power. Mrs. D provides examples to illustrate these concepts and explains how to combine like terms to simplify expressions. The tutorial includes practice problems to reinforce learning and concludes with a recap of the steps involved in combining like terms.

What is the main topic of Mrs. D's video?

• Factoring polynomials

• Graphing functions

• Combining like terms

• Solving equations

What is the first step in combining like terms?

• Graphing the terms

• Identifying and labeling like terms

• Factoring the expression

• Solving for x

Which of the following are considered like terms?

• 3 and 3x

• 2x and 2x

• 5 and 5y

• 4x and 4y

What is the result of combining 3 and -5?

• 8

• 2

• -2

• -8

What is the simplified form of 2x + 2x?

• x

• 2x

• 4x

• 0

In the expression 4x + 3x, what is the combined term?

• 7x

• 12x

• 0

• 1x

What is the simplified form of 2x^2 - x^2?

• x^2

• 3x^2

• 2x^2

• 0

What should you do with the sign in front of a term when combining like terms?

• Change it to negative

• Ignore it

• Keep it with the term

• Change it to positive

What is the simplified form of 4x + 3x?

• 0

• 7x

• 1x

• 12x

What is the simplified form of 2x^2 - x^2?

• 2x^2

• 0

• 3x^2

• x^2