Simplifying Expressions with Two Terms

• b⁶

• b⁷

• b¹

• b⁻⁶

Simplify

(2m⁴)(5m²)

• 10m⁶

• 10m⁸

• 7m⁶

• 7m⁸

Simplify 5x⁴y+2x⁴y

• 10x⁸y²

• 7x⁸y²

• 7x⁴y

• 10x¹⁶y

When we combine like terms, we:

• Multiply the coefficients

• Add the coefficients

• Add the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

Simplify -3x⁴+8x⁴

• -11x⁸

• -24x⁸

• 5x⁴

• -24x¹⁶

What does (2a²b)(3a³b) simplify to?

• 5a⁵b²

• 6a⁵b²

• 6a⁶b

• 5a⁶b

a phrase to describe when you use the Distributive Property to combine like terms

• two-step equation

• solving the equation

• equivalent expressions

• simplifying the expression

• like terms

terms that contain the same variables (such as 2n and 5n)

• constant

• terms

• coefficients

• like terms

• unlike terms