Adding Linear Expressions

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What is a linear expression?

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A linear expression is an algebraic expression in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable raised to the first power.

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What does it mean to add linear expressions?

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Adding linear expressions involves combining like terms to simplify the expression.

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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.

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Simplify the expression: (3x + 5) + (2x + 1)

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5x + 6

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Simplify the expression: 6 + 2(7x - 3)

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14x

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Simplify the expression: (-m + 3) + (7m - 1)

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6m + 2

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Simplify the expression: (7k + 9) + (4k - 3)

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11k + 6

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Simplify the expression: (−x + 8) + (−5x − 1)

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−6x + 7

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by each term inside a parenthesis.

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How do you combine like terms?

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To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients of the terms that have the same variable.