Creating Equivalent Expressions

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What is an equivalent expression?

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An equivalent expression is an expression that has the same value as another expression for all values of the variables involved.

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What is the distributive property?

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms involves adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is a term in an algebraic expression?

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A term is a single mathematical expression that can be a number, a variable, or a combination of both, separated by addition or subtraction.

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What is a coefficient?

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What is a variable?

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A variable is a symbol, often a letter, that represents an unknown value in an expression or equation.

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What is the process of factoring?

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Factoring is the process of breaking down an expression into simpler components, or factors, that when multiplied together give the original expression.

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