Combining Like Terms

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Combining Like Terms
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Sorting

• Sort all of these cards into similar groups and
  label each group.

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Possible Groupings

• Food
• Colors
• Animals
• Clothing

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What About All Those Other Cards??

• All of the other cards have numbers (constants),
  variables, or variable terms listed on them.
• Constants are numbers because they can not
  change. They are constant.
• Variables are letters or symbols that can change
  value.
• Variable Terms are terms that contain variables.
• Click here to learn more about terms by choosing
  Tt and then selecting term from the listed
  words.

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What About All Those Other Cards??

• Sort your cards using the labels below.

• The cards above are sorted into like terms.

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Combining Like Terms

• Check out the video on combining like terms by
  clicking here.
• You will need to scroll down to the math video
  section.

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Example 1

• Look at this expression
• What are the like terms?
• How will you combine these terms?
• by adding
• What is your simplified expression?

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Example 2

• Simplify the expression
• Click for solutions

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Example 3

• Simplify the expression
• Click for the solution.

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Example 4

• Select the best answer.
• Simplify the expression.
• a.
• b.
• c.
• d.

The Correct Answer C
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Online Practice

• Practice your skills and check out these two
  websites below.

http//www.studystack.com/flashcard-47007 Combine
the like terms and check by flipping the cards.
Continue to work through these until you have
correctly combined 6 out of 8 of the cards.
http//www.quia.com/cm/25069.html Click play
this game and then match your expressions.
Continue to practice until you have correctly
matched all of the expressions.
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More Help?

• If you have checked out a textbook from your
  school, you can find additional help on the pages
  below
• Prentice Hall , Pre- Algebra pages 74-77
• Glencoe, Pre-Algebra pages 103- 107

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Next Steps

• Now, you need to go back to Blackboard and take
  the Topic 2 Assessment on Combining Like Terms!!
  If you dont feel ready, go through this power
  point again and do some more practice. Good
  Luck!!!