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Lesson 8: Combining like termsCombining like terms review
A common technique for simplifying algebraic expressions. When combining like terms, such as 2x and 3x, we add their coefficients. For example, 2x + 3x = (2+3)x = 5x.
What is combining like terms?
We call terms "like terms" if they have the same variable part. For example, and are like terms, but and are not like terms.
The cool thing about like terms is that we can combine them into a single term by adding their coefficients. For example:
Want to learn more about combining like terms? Check out this video.
More examples
An example with more than two terms:
An example with more than one variable:
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Want more practice like this? Check out this exercise and this other exercise.
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