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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-x - 2 +15x help please

pooja195 (pooja195):

Combine like terms 15x-x=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

14x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@pooja195 is right. Combine like variables together, and do the same for constants. Then, simplify the expression into a [ variable + constant ] format. That's how you'll get your answer @Jbadd56

pooja195 (pooja195):

good the -2 remains the same so what is the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't kind what your saying

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like in my head is like idk

pooja195 (pooja195):

Right. Basically all we needed to do here was combine the x's those are the only LIKE TERMS Do you know what like terms are?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im not to sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is been a long time

pooja195 (pooja195):

Here is a good example |dw:1450226410957:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhh ok

pooja195 (pooja195):

Do you understand better now? :)

OpenStudy (landon34):

problem to solve is: -x - 2 +15x Because of the minus sign x becomes - x The answer is -x -x-2 evaluates to -x-2 Multiply x and 15 Multiply x and 1 The x just gets copied along. The answer is x x 15*x evaluates to 15x -x + 15x = 14x The answer is 14x-2 -x-2+15*x evaluates to 14x-2 The final answer is what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

14x-2

pooja195 (pooja195):

That's right :-)

OpenStudy (landon34):

you are correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya ya thank you do u have time for more

pooja195 (pooja195):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok ill add u

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