Combing Like Terms Flashcard

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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, while 3x and 4y are not.

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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. For example, 4x + 2x = (4 + 2)x = 6x.

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Simplify by combining like terms: 4x^2 - 3x + 11 - 2x

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4x^2 - 5x + 11

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Simplify the expression: 7v + 2 + 12 + 2v

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9v + 14

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Simplify: 12b + 4b^2 - 10b

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4b^2 + 2b

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Simplify: n + 10 + 9n - 3

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10n + 7

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Simplify: -2x + 8y + 10x

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8x + 8y

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What is the coefficient in the term 5x^2?

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The coefficient is 5, which is the number in front of the variable.

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What is a constant term?

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

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To simplify an expression means to combine like terms and reduce it to its simplest form.