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    This document discusses simplifying algebraic expressions through combining like terms, using the distributive property, and writing word phrases as algebraic expressions. It provides examples of identifying terms, determining if terms are like or unlike, combining like terms, using the distributive property to remove parentheses, and writing word phrases as algebraic expressions. The key learning objectives are to identify algebraic expressions, terms, and like/unlike terms; combine like terms; use the distributive property; and write word phrases as algebraic expressions.

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    1 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions 
    Learning Objectives:  
    1. Identify algebraic expressions, terms, like terms, and unlike terms.  
    2. Combine like terms.  
    3. Use the distributive property to remove parentheses.  
    4. Write word phrases as algebraic expressions.  
     
    A.  Identify algebraic expressions, terms, like terms, and unlike terms 
     
    Algebraic Expression‐is a collection of numbers, variables operation symbols and grouping symbols. 
    Term‐is a number or the product of a number and variables raised to powers. 
    Numerical Coefficient‐is the numerical factor.   
    Like Terms‐terms with the same variables raised to exactly the same powers.   
     
    Example 1.  Identify the numerical coefficient in each term. 
     
    z
    1.  − 5 x           2.  2x 2         3.  − y            4.   
    3
     
     
     
    Example 2.  Determine whether the terms are like or unlike. 
     
    1.  7 x, − 6 x           2.  3x 2 y 2 , − y 2 x 2 , 2 xy             3.  − 5ab, 3ba  
     
     
     
    B.  Combine like terms 
     
    Combining like Terms‐is to add the numerical coefficients of the like terms. 
     
    Example 3.  Simplify each expression by combining like terms. 
     
    1.  − 7a − 2 − a + 5  
     
     
     
    2.  5 y − 3x + 6 x − 7 y  
     
     
     
    3.  Add  3 y − 5  to  y + 16  
     
     
     
    4.  Subtract   4 x − 7  from  12 + x  
     
     
     
     
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    C.  Using the Distributive Property to remove parentheses 
     
    Distributive Property:    a (b + c ) = ab + ac     and   − a (b + c ) = − ab − ac  
    Example 4.  Simplify. 
     
    1.  − 3( y + 6)  
     
     
    2.  − (3x + 2 y + z − 1)  
     
     
     
    3. 
    1
    (9 x − 6) − (x − 2)  
    3
     
     
     
     
     
    D.  Writing Word Phrases as Algebraic Expressions 
    Key Words: 
    Sum            Difference          Multiply         Divide 
    Increased by        Subtracted by        Product         Divided by 
    Total            Subtract          Times          Quotient 
    Plus            minus 
     
    Example 5.   Write each phrase as an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.  Let x represents 
    the unknown number. 
    1.  The difference of a number and two, divided by five. 
     
     
     
     
    2.  Eight more than triple a number. 
     
     
     
     
     
    3.  The sum of 3 times a number and 10, subtracted from 9 times the number. 
     
     
     
     
    4.  Half a number, minus the product of the number and eight. 
     
     
     
     
     
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