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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify the expression 7x + 5x – 9 + 2x. Show your work. Medal to best answer. Please help me. @dalia_lam @robtobey @ranga @tHe_FiZiCx99 @JonnyVonny @stee @omgkelley

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can do this one! Just combine like terms

OpenStudy (jonnyvonny):

@perdomo.arturo , if it helps, you can group the ones that are alike, like the "x"s and the non"x"s.

OpenStudy (the_fizicx99):

7x + 5x + 2x combine like terms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So 14x-9 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you got it!

OpenStudy (the_fizicx99):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks, hey while ur here mind helping with another problem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

go for it

OpenStudy (the_fizicx99):

sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify the expression 2x^4y^3 • 5x • 2y^2 Using the laws of exponents. Show each step of your work.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't see any like terms... what do I do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is everything multiplied?

OpenStudy (the_fizicx99):

What're the given options.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There aren't any, it's an essay question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If they are all products then you would just the common exponents of the variables

OpenStudy (anonymous):

of like variables

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and multiply the leading integers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But the bases are different

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you could rewrite like this\[2\times5\times x^{4+1}\times y^{3+2} \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I missed a 2 in the coefficients

OpenStudy (anonymous):

? where

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@perdomo.arturo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in the front with the other 2 and 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So is the answer 2*5*x^4^+^1*2y^3^+^2 2*5*x^5*2y^5 10x^7y^5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@perdomo.arturo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The two you put in there should be in the front because it is a coefficient. Meaning it belongs in front of the variable not the exponent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So what would the steps look like?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@perdomo.arturo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[2×2×5×x^{4+1}×y^{3+2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1386543490923:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

14x-9

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