Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Combining like terms October 6, 2015
Term A number, variable, or the product of numbers and variables
Coefficient A number that is multiplied by a variable
Like Terms Terms with the same variable raised to the same power Coefficients do not have to be the same Constants (numbers) are also like terms
Examples: Like Terms Unlike Terms
Find the like terms ½ 5a 3y2 7t x2 4z k 8 4.5y2 2t ½ a
As a class: 4x + 5x = 36y2 + 4y2 = 15y – 5y = 50 – 30 =
3(x – 1 + 2) = 3x – 3 + 6 = 3x + 3 3x(2x – 3 + 4) = _________ = _________