Combining Like Terms
When terms have the same variables and exp onents , they are called like or
similar terms.
The distributive property allows us to combine like terms .
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Adding Polynomials
To add polynomials we use the distributive property to remove parentheses and
combine like terms, whenever possible.
Example 1: Add
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Example 2: Add
Subtracting Polynomials
Example 3: Perform each subtraction:
Example 4: Perform each subtraction:
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Adding and Subtracting Multiples of Polynomials
Example 5: Simplify :
