Like terms and distributing

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What are like terms?

Back

Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms, while 3x and 4y are not.

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What does it mean to distribute in mathematics?

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Distributing means to multiply a term by each term inside a set of parentheses. For example, in 3(x + 4), you would distribute 3 to both x and 4, resulting in 3x + 12.

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Simplify: 4(x - 2)

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4x - 8

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Which of the following is equivalent to 4x - 8? 1) 4(x - 2) 2) 2(2x - 4) 3) 2x + 2x - 8 4) 4(x - 8)

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4(x - 2) and 2(2x - 4) are equivalent, but 4(x - 8) is not.

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What is the result of distributing 9 in 9(5c + 4)?

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45c + 36

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Simplify: -8 - 9(5 + 2x)

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-18x - 53

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Back

2X - 3

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What is the first step in simplifying the expression ⅔(6x + 9)?

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Distribute ⅔ to both 6x and 9.

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What is the result of distributing ⅔ in ⅔(6x + 9)?

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4x + 6

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Define the term 'coefficient'.

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 5x, 5 is the coefficient.