Simplifying Expressions

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What is simplifying expressions?

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Simplifying expressions means to reduce a mathematical expression to its simplest form by combining like terms and applying mathematical operations.

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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.

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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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Simplify the expression: 19 - (3 - 5b)

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16 + 5b

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Simplify: 1/2x + 1/4x + 5 - 3

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3/4x + 2

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Simplify using the distributive property: 3(4c + 2a)

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12c + 6a

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What is a coefficient?

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A coefficient is a numerical factor in a term. For example, in 5x, 5 is the coefficient.

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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, 5 is the constant term.

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Simplify the expression: 3x + 4 + 5x + 3

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8x + 7

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Which of the following are like terms? 3x, 5x

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3x and 5x are like terms.