Combining Like Terms

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What does it mean to combine like terms in algebra?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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Simplify: –3 – 5 – 7x² + 8x²

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x² – 8

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Simplify: x + x + x + x + x

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5x

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Simplify: 4x² + 2 + 3x³ + 7x² + x³

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4x³ + 11x² + 2

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Simplify: 10 + 3x + x² + x² + 2x

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2x² + 5x + 10

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Simplify: 3x + 5x² – 3x + 4 + x²

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6x² + 4

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What are like terms?

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Like terms are terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power.

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What is the first step in combining like terms?

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Identify and group the like terms together.

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How do you combine coefficients of like terms?

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Add or subtract the coefficients of the like terms while keeping the variable part the same.

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What is the result of combining 2x + 3x?

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5x