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ANSWER KEY Combining Like Terms GUIDED NOTES IMPORTANT VOCABULARY: Like Terms: Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power Coefficient: The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable COMBINING LIKE TERMS 1. A variable with no coefficient has a coefficient of one. 2. Terms take the operation symbol directly to the left of the coefficient. 3. Constants are like terms 4. Highlight the like terms in the same color: 2 2 5x + 20 + 3x + 2x − x − 9 5. To simplify an expression, add or subtract the coefficients of like terms. GUIDED PRACTICE Simplify the expression: y+ y+ y+ y+ x 4y+x Simplify the expression: 3x + 2y − x + 7y 2x+9y Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression: 5 + 8x + 2x − 3x 2 10x2-3x+5 2 4x-3z+9 © To the Square Inch, 2019 www.tothesquareinch.com ANSWER KEY- Answers will vary. Examples: Combining Like Terms VOCABULARY Definition Facts/Characteristics Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power Constants are like terms like terms Examples Non-Examples Definition Facts/Characteristics The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable Terms take the operation symbol directly to the left of the coefficient. coefficient Examples Non-Examples © To the Square Inch, 2019 www.tothesquareinch.com