Lesson 4 Section 1.3A Simple EquationsExamples:1)2.113.4 y2)609 t3)29133 x4)9172nB Combining Like TermsA Term can be a variable, a number, or a product of variables and numbers.If variable factors are the same, the terms are said to be LIKE.A COEFFICIENT of a term is the number factor.LIKE terms can be combined by combining the COEFFICIENTS.Examples: Combine the like terms in these expressions.1)xx 152)aaaa 62113 3)84513 pp4)nnnnn 328922C Sometimes the distributive property must be used before combining like terms.5))95( xx6))57(298 xx7))]65(79[12 mm8))28(5)27(4 xx D Solve more Equations:Examples:1)151173 xx2)32153 rr3)yy 8)52(3 4))114(22014 xx5)182125 x6)mmmm 1621597))2(43)]1(42[3
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