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Combining Like Terms Test Your Knowledge
Combining Like Terms
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Mathematics
9th Grade
11/20/2012

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Term

What is the definition of Coefficient?

 

 

Definition

The number in front of a variable.

 

Example: The coefficient of 3x is 3.

Term

Name the coefficients:

 

2 [image] + 1 [image]

 

 

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Definition
2 and 1
Term

What is the coefficient of the following:

 

x

Definition
1
Term
What is the coefficient of -2x?
Definition
-2
Term
What is the coefficient of -b?
Definition
-1
Term
What is the definition of Variable?
Definition

An unknown usually represented by a letter.

 

Example:  The variable in 3a is a.

Term

In the following list, which ones are variables?

 

4

z

56

b

n

A

90

Definition

z

b

n

A

Term
What is an Algebraic Expression?
Definition

Variables and/or numbers can be combined with the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division to create an algebraic expression.

 

Example:  This is an algebraic expression: 2x - 3y +1

Term
What does collecting like terms mean when working with Algebraic Expressions?
Definition

It means to combine terms that match up.

 

Example:

 

2 x + 4 x = 6 x

Term

Combine the following:

 

[image] + [image] + [image] + [image]

 

 

 

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Definition

4 [image]

 

 

 

 

 

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Term

Combine Like Terms:

 

4 [image] + 6 [image] - 2 [image] + 2  [image]

 

 

 

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Definition

 

[image]+ 8 [image]

 

 

 

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Term

Combine like terms:

 

-8x + 2x

Definition
-6x
Term

Combine like terms:

 

3a + 4b - 2a + 2b

Definition
a + 6b
Term

Combine Like Terms:

 

5 x - 2 + 3 x + 7

Definition
8 x + 5
Term

Combine Like Terms:

 

-4c + d -7c - d

Definition
-11c
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