Distributing and Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to distribute an expression?

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Distributing an expression involves multiplying each term inside the parentheses by the term outside the parentheses.

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Distribute the following expression: 8(x + 2)

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8x + 16

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Distribute the following expression: 3(x + 5)

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3x + 15

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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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Combine the like terms: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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What is the first step in simplifying an expression with parentheses?

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The first step is to distribute any coefficients outside the parentheses to each term inside.

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-14x + 39

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What is the result of combining like terms: 4x + 3x - 2x?

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5x

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

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-25x + 4

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac.