Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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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 3x^2 are not.

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is the numerical factor in a term. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to add or subtract terms that have the same variable and exponent.

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