Combining Like Terms - Definition & Examples
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- Combining like terms is when you combine all the terms with the same variable (and variable exponent) together. This includes terms with no variables! Example We want to combine…
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- Combining like terms is sort of like cleaning up a messy sock drawer. I don't even like to open my sock drawer because every time I do, I'm met with polka dot socks, white socks…
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- (Video) Like Terms by mathman1024 Here's a video by mathman1024 explaining like terms. Like terms are terms that have the same variable part to them and matching exponents. Summ…
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Problems 23
- For how many ordered pairs of positive integers (a,b)(a,b)(a,b) with a,b<1000a,b<1000a,b<1000 is it true that aaa times bbb is equal to b2b^2b2 divided by aaa? For example, 333 …
- If π3x+3yπ=7π12+21y7π,\frac{\pi\sqrt{3}x+3y}{\pi}=\frac{7\pi\sqrt{12}+21y}{7\pi},ππ3x+3y=7π7π12+21y, which of the following are possible values of xxx?
- Solve for xxx. 3x−5+6x+6=13x−39x+48−133x-5+6x+6=13x-39x+48-133x−5+6x+6=13x−39x+48−13
- Solve for xxx. 29x+25+21x−17=18x−6+25x−329x+25+21x-17=18x-6+25x-329x+25+21x−17=18x−6+25x−3
- Solve for xxx. 13x−24+10x−11=−9x−1+29x−113x-24+10x-11=-9x-1+29x-113x−24+10x−11=−9x−1+29x−1
- Solve for xxx. 22x−15+5x−14=−18x+16+10x−1022x-15+5x-14=-18x+16+10x-1022x−15+5x−14=−18x+16+10x−10
- Solve for xxx. −24x+26+12x+20=6x−3+14x+12-24x+26+12x+20=6x-3+14x+12−24x+26+12x+20=6x−3+14x+12
- Solve for xxx. −17x−4−30x+1=12x+18+x+9-17x-4-30x+1=12x+18+x+9−17x−4−30x+1=12x+18+x+9
- Solve for xxx. −12x−17+4x−5=−25x−22−23x+25-12x-17+4x-5=-25x-22-23x+25−12x−17+4x−5=−25x−22−23x+25
- Solve for xxx. 16x2 =12x +56x2\frac{1}{6x^2}\ =\frac{1}{2x}\ +\frac{5}{6x^2}6x21 =2x1 +6x25
- Solve for xxx. 11x =73x +2\frac{11}{x}\ =\frac{7}{3x}\ +2x11 =3x7 +2
- If x,y,zx,y,zx,y,z are real numbers such that x2y2=8yx=z\frac{x^2}{y^2} = \frac{8y}{x} = zy2x2=x8y=z, what is zzz? Source: Mandelbrot #3
- If the ratio of 3x−y3x-y3x−y to x−2yx-2yx−2y is 34\frac3443, what is the ratio of xxx to yyy?
- 21x+5−3=4(x+2+x)21x + 5 - 3 = 4(x+2+x)21x+5−3=4(x+2+x) What is xxx?
- 4x+22=2x+13\frac{4x +2}{2}=\frac{2x+1}{3}24x+2=32x+1 Solve for xxx.
- A.2xB.2yC.y2D.x2\begin{array}{cc} A.&2x\\ B.&2y\\ C.&y^2\\ D.&\frac{x}{2} \end{array}A.B.C.D.2x2yy22x Which of these terms can be combined?
- 3x+2y+5=4x−3y+113x + 2y + 5 = 4x - 3y + 113x+2y+5=4x−3y+11 Simplify the equation by combining like terms.
- What is 5x+2x5x + 2x5x+2x?
- If x+2x+3x=2x+3x+4xx+2x+3x = 2x+3x+4xx+2x+3x=2x+3x+4x, then...
- If x+2x+4x=1+2+4x+2x+4x = 1+2+4x+2x+4x=1+2+4, then...
- Solve for xxx. 2x+32=x−122x+\frac{3}{2}=x-\frac{1}{2}2x+23=x−21
- Simplify the following equation by combining like terms. a+2b=−12a+ba+2b= -\frac{1}{2}a+ba+2b=−21a+b
- Simplify the following equation: 2x2+x=5x2−x2x^2+x=5x^2-x2x2+x=5x2−x