Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions involves combining like terms and reducing expressions to their simplest form.

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. For example, 3x and 5x are like terms.

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Simplify the expression: 9z - 21 - 3z + 10

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6z - 11

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What is the coefficient in the expression 5x - 9?

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5

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Simplify the expression: 4a + 9 + a

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5a + 9

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What is a constant in an expression?

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A constant is a term that does not contain any variables. For example, in the expression 3x + 5, the number 5 is a constant.

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means adding or subtracting the coefficients of like terms to simplify the expression.

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Simplify the expression: -9(-3 + 5v)

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27 - 45v

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What is the difference between a term and an expression?

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A term is a single mathematical entity (like 3x or 5), while an expression is a combination of terms (like 3x + 5).