Combining Like Terms

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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 are alike. For example, 3x + 5x = (3+5)x = 8x.

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What is the coefficient in the term 7a?

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The coefficient is the number in front of the variable. In 7a, the coefficient is 7.

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

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2a + 2b + 4

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Simplify: 10w + 3d + 3w + d

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13w + 4d

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Simplify: 4x² - 3x + 11 - 2x

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4x² - 5x + 11

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Simplify: 3x² - x + 2 - 5x² + 8x - 5

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-2x² + 7x - 3

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Simplify: -x² + 7x - 10 + 4x² - 6x + 8

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3x² + x - 2

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What is the degree of the term 4x²?

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The degree of the term 4x² is 2, which is the highest power of the variable x.

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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.