Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property - No Negative

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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, 3a and 5a are like terms, while 3a and 4b 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, 5a + 2a = 7a.

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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 each term inside a parentheses.

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Simplify: 5a + 2b - 3a + 4

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2a + 2b + 4

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Combine Like Terms: 3x + 5 + 2x - 7

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5x - 2

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Combine Like Terms: 3a + 4a + 9

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7a + 9

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Distribute: 2(3x + 4)

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6x + 8

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Distribute: 7(3x - 4)

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21x - 28

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a number that is multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression. For example, in 4x, 4 is the coefficient.

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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 perform any operations to make the expression as simple as possible.