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How do you add like terms?
To add like terms, find the terms that have the same (or no) variable, and combine the coefficients of the terms. For instance, if you have a+b where a and b are real numbers, you can combine them.
How do you combine like terms and solve for the variable 8kt16 equals 10k?
8kt16=10k
What is the first step in solving an equation using logical sequencing?
Combine like terms
What is like term?
Are term whose variables are the same
What property can you use to combine two like terms to get a single term?
You don't use a 'property" to combine like terms, you use an "operation". To combine like terms, use the following operations:Addition: 4x+3x=7xSubtraction: 4x-3x=1x=xMultiplication/Division:4x = 2x + y-2x + 4x = 2x + y -2x2x = y1/2 * 2x = y * 1/2x = y/2check: x,y=(10,20)4*10 = 2*10+2040 = 20+2040 = 40 = true==============You are absolutely right! I stand corrected: But if the asker wants to know, it is the distributive property of like terms which makes combing them possible as illustrated in the examples, above. Thanks.-----You can use the distributive property to combine like terms.For example, take 3x+5x. By using the distributive property, this is the same as x(3+5). Since 3+5=8, the sum of 3x and 5x is 8x.
