Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 172: 114

Answer

To combine like terms you add the coefficients of the variable to get a single term: For example: $7x+3x= (7+3)x=10x$ $x^2+5x^2= (1+5)x^2=6x^2$

Work Step by Step

To combine like terms you add the coefficients of the variable to get a single term: For example: $7x+3x= (7+3)x=10x$ $x^2+5x^2= (1+5)x^2=6x^2$
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