Question

Combine like terms to simplify the expression:

7x + 3y – 2 + 6x – 1 + y2

Answer 1

Ok, I take it your not to sure of what like terms are?

Answer 2

why do you take it that way?

Answer 3

Oh, sorry didn't mean to offend. I just figured if you knew you wouldn't have trouble with this. But no worries!

Answer 4

Is that a y^2 on the end there?

Answer 5

yes.

Answer 6

Ok so like terms are anything with the same exponent raised to the same power.

Answer 7

So 7x and 6x are like terms and you can just add them.

Answer 8

Okay...

Answer 9

I'm sorry, I mean same variable not exponent.

Answer 10

Oh i get that

Answer 11

So really the only simplification you can do here would be to add the 6x+7x and the -1-2

Answer 12

so the answer is??

A.
y2 + 3y + 13x2 – 3

B.
y2 + 3y + 13x – 3

C.
2y3 + 13x – 3

D.
3y3 + 13x2 – 3

Answer 13

Which one do you think it would be?

Answer 14

@stardogchampion A.

Answer 15

Close. But where did the x^2 come from?

Answer 16

I mean B

Answer 17

Yup! Good work.

Answer 18

Thank you!!!