Question

What is the simplified form of the following expression ?
2x^2y+3x^2+4y+3x^2y+2y

Answer 1

8x+10y=2?? i think

Answer 2

nope you need to collect like terms

\[2x^2y + 3x^2y + 4y + 2y + 3x^2\]

the first 2 terms are have the same letters and powers so add the numbers

the 2nd pair(y only) have the same letter

so you will reduce your expression from 5 terms to 3 terms

the last term will remain unchanged.

Hope this helps...

Answer 3

http://www2.seminolestate.edu/rrapalje/BasicAlgebra/Basic%20One%20Step%20Ch%202/2.07%20Factoring%20by%20Grouping.htm

this is much better than I couldve described it