Check-In: Combining Like Terms

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms in an expression?

Back

Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

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

Back

3x + 11

Front

What is the result of 5z - 4z?

Back

1z or z

Front

Identify the like terms in the following group: 3, 3y, 3y², 5x², x², 9x², 8a, 10b, 86c, 2h, h², 2.

Back

5x², x², 9x²

Front

Simplify the expression: 2r + 2 + 5r - 2 + r

Back

8r

Front

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

Back

2x + 3y

Front

Define 'like terms'.

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is the coefficient in the term 5x?

Back

5 is the coefficient.

Front

How do you identify like terms in an expression?

Back

Look for terms that have the same variable and exponent.

Front

What is the simplified form of 4a + 3a - 2a?

Back

5a