Question

How do you combine like terms? Can you give an example?

Answer 1

@Zale101

Answer 2

wait combining like terms tell me a equation

Answer 3

um..12+3x+2x2=5x-1

Answer 4

2x2?

Answer 5

is that a multiplication sign or x

Answer 6

no its this
\[2 \times ^{2}\]

Answer 7

12+3x+2x squared =5x-1 ok

Answer 8

so in this case there would not be any like terms ,do you want to solve this problem?

Answer 9

can you just tell me how to combine like terms

Answer 10

Here an example problem : 5x+2x-3+7=5-2x ok

Answer 11

Like terms would be 5c,2x,-2x but you can combine -2x with the 5x and 2x because there not on the same side.ok

Answer 12

5x not 5c PS

Answer 13

ok do you know what like terms are

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

so basically in this equation 5x+4x=-x+10

Like terms would be 5x,4x,-x ok?

Answer 16

ok

Answer 17

combining like terms is different ok you can only combine terms with the same coefficient

Answer 18

leading term

Answer 19

so like 5x-3x+7x+4x-2+5=6+9
you can not combine like terms from numbers from the other side

Answer 20

got that

Answer 21

yes

Answer 22

ok to combine terms this is how you would do it i will give multiple examples ok?

Answer 23

ok

Answer 24

now get it

Answer 25

so can you give me a brief summary on how you combine like terms in words though please :)

Answer 26

you can only combine like terms if they have the same exponents,or same terms like 5x can combine with 5x but cant combine with 5xsquared

Answer 27

Do you know how to combine like terms tho

Answer 28

kinda

Answer 29

ok i got a video after ask me what questions you have ok?

Answer 30

hello?

Answer 31

yes

Answer 32

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-expressions/core-algebra-manipulating-expressions/v/combining-like-terms

Answer 33

you never gave me a brief summary on how to combine like terms in words

Answer 34

WATCH the video you will get all of this trust mall your answers will get answered

Answer 35

ok done watching the video

Answer 36

hello

Answer 37

yes

Answer 38

ok now u get it

Answer 39

yes but i want you to describe it to me in words

Answer 40

In short words its simplifying the equation by taking same variables which could have any value and writing it in a short version

Answer 41

better now

Answer 42

now what are smart cents??

Answer 43

Hello??????

Answer 44

hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 45

yes

Answer 46

thank you for your help.. im done with the question :) bye

Answer 47

-_- were you go

Answer 48

wait did i help you

Answer 49

yes

Answer 50

\[4-a+x^2+5y+3a-x^2+6y+y^2+100\]rearranging\[=4+100-a+3a+x^2-x^2+5y+6y+y^2\]
(factoring and) combining the like terms\[=(4+100)+(-1+3)a+(1-1)x^2+(5+6)y+y^2\]\[=104+2a+11y+y^2\]