Question

simplify this expression:
4k^2+5k-3+5k^2+2

Answer 1

do you know what like terms are?

Answer 2

There are terms with the same variable part.

Answer 3

do we have any terms that are alike?

Answer 4

yes 4k^2 and 5k and 5k^2

Answer 5

not the 5k
but 4k^2 and 5k^2 are like terms since they both have the same variable part which was k^2
so what is 4k^2+5k^2

Answer 6

9k^2?

Answer 7

\[ -1+5 k+9 k^2 \]

Answer 8

yes very good fool you know -3+2
he combined these terms since they are also like terms

Answer 9

yay! :D

Answer 10

thanks you guys :) i appreciate it