Question
4. Collect like terms: a) 3x+4x b) 8x-3x+2-5 c) 2y+3x+4y-x+10 d) 3x^2+5x+2x^2+7
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Answer
### a)
### b)
### c)
### d)
Explanation
## Step 1: Combining
terms### In
, both terms contain
. Add the coefficients:
. The combined term is
.## Step 2: Combining
and constant terms### In
, combine the
terms:
. Combine the constant terms:
. The simplified expression is
.## Step 3: Combining
,
, and constant terms### In
, combine the
terms:
. Combine the
terms:
. The constant term is
. The simplified expression is
or
.## Step 4: Combining
and
terms### In
, combine the
terms:
. The
term is
. The constant term is
. The simplified expression is
.