Combining Like Terms

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Combining Like Terms
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Variable

• A symbol which represents an unknown.
• Examples

m
x
z
y
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Combining like Terms

• Terms Variable expressions separated by a plus
  or minus sign.
• Like terms Terms with the same variable(s)
  raised to the same power.
• Combine Like Terms Add the the numbers the liked
  terms are being multiplied by.

Ex Simplify the expression below
6x2 4x 5 2x2 3x 6
The x2 Tile
The x Tile
5
x
6
x2
x
x2
8x2 7x 11
Unit Tiles
56
62
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