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SOLVING EQUATIONS BY ADDING SUBTRACTION MULTIPLY DIVIDE
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Adding and Subtracting Like Terms

To combine like terms, do the following:

  1. Determine which terms contain the same variable or groups of variables raised to the same exponent.
  2. Add or subtract the numerical coefficients.
  3. Attach the common variables and exponents.

For example, 3x + 6x can be simplified to (3+ 6) x = 9x

Example

If possible, simplify each of the following expressions.

    1. 10a + 10b –3a
    2. 5b2 + 8b3
    3. 3x2y2z – 5xyz + x2y2z

 

Answers

    1. 10a + 10b – 3a = 7a + 0b
    2. 5b2 + 8b3 = 5b 2 + 8b3
    3. 3x2y2z – 5xyz + x2y2z = 4x2 y2z – 5xyz

 

Detailed Answers

(1) 10a + 10b – 3a = 7a + 10b

To find the solution:

  1. Determine which terms contain the same variable or groups of variables raised to the same exponent: If we look at this equation we see that there are two terms which contain the variable a.
 10a + 10b – 3a
  1. Add or subtract the numerical coefficients:
    We use the distributive property to rewrite the equation. Then perform the subtraction indicated, subtracting 3 from 10.
 (10 – 3) a + 10b
  1. Attach the common variables and exponents: We then display the final result from the subtraction.
 7a + 10b

(2)5b2 + 8b3 = 5b2 + 8b3

  1. Determine which terms contain the same variable or groups of variables raised to the same exponent: While both terms have b's in them, they are raised to different powers, b2 and b3. This means we cannot combine these two terms.
 5b2 + 8b3

(3) 3x2y2z – 5xyz + x2y2z= 4x2y2z – 5xyz

  1. Determine which terms contain the same variable or groups of variables raised to the same exponent: If we look at this equation we see that there are two terms which contain the variable x2y2z.
 3x2y2z – 5xyz + x2y2z
  1. Add or subtract the numerical coefficients: We group these terms together and perform the addition indicated, adding 3 and 1 together.
 (3 + 1)(x2y2z) – 5xyz
  1. Attach the common variables and exponents: Here we have the final result.
 4x2y2z – 5xyz

Combining like terms is crucial in solving equations. Thisis a procedure you will use often with algebraic expressions.

 

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