Home Math Worksheets English Arts Spelling Worksheets ... Contact / Feedback - Page Width - Auto 800 Pixels 1280 Pixels Homeschooling Methods Math Worksheets Unit Studies Word Game Generator ... Site Map Bookmark this Page addthis_url = location.href; addthis_title = document.title; addthis_pub = 'verso'; Math Combining Like Terms Example 1 In this example, there are four terms: 3x , and 4ay Notice that the negative stays with the term. Now, in Algebra, we can simplify polynomials by combining like terms. Like terms are terms that have exactly the same variables, and those variables have exactly the same exponential values. In our example, 3x are like terms. Both have an x as the variable. Once you identify the like terms, you can combine them by adding or subtracting the constants. Here is what would happen in our example: , since 3-7 = -4 When combining like terms, the exponents and variable stay the same. We just work with the constants. | |
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