Combining Like Terms

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Objective

I can combine like terms in algebraic expressions.

Part 1 of 4

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Simplifying a polynomial involves identifying like terms that can be combined into a single term to make the polynomial shorter.

  2. 2

    To combine like terms, you add their number parts while keeping the variable part exactly the same.

  3. 3

    For terms to be 'like terms', they must have the exact same variable part, including the same letters and their corresponding exponents.

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Practice

5 questions

1

Which of the following pairs of terms are considered 'like' terms?

2

What is the result when you combine the like terms in the expression: 9z - 4z?

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Exit ticket

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Simplify the following expression by combining all like terms: 7x + 3y - 2x + 5 - 4y + 10

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