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  Posted by Yuliana YM on July 30, 2024 at 5:07 pm

  Simplify: 2x + (3x + 4) – 2(x – 1)

  brajesh replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  brajesh

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  July 31, 2024 at 11:00 am

  To simplify the expression <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mo stretchy=”false”>(</mo><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>4</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>)</mo><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>)</mo></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>2x + (3x + 4) – 2(x – 1)</annotation></semantics></math>2x+(3x+4)−2(x−1), follow these steps:

  1. Distribute the -2 inside the parentheses:

     <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>)</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>-2(x – 1) = -2x + 2</annotation></semantics></math>−2(x−1)=−2x+2

  2. Substitute this back into the expression:

     <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mo stretchy=”false”>(</mo><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>4</mn><mo stretchy=”false”>)</mo><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>2x + (3x + 4) – 2x + 2</annotation></semantics></math>2x+(3x+4)−2x+2

  3. Combine like terms:

     • Combine <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>2x</annotation></semantics></math>2x and <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>-2x</annotation></semantics></math>−2x:
       <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>2x – 2x = 0</annotation></semantics></math>2x−2x=0
     • Combine <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>3x</annotation></semantics></math>3x with the result above:
       <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>3x</annotation></semantics></math>3x
     • Combine constants <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>4</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>4</annotation></semantics></math>4 and <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>2</annotation></semantics></math>2:
       <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mn>4</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>=</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>4 + 2 = 6</annotation></semantics></math>4+2=6

  4. Combine everything:

     <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” display=”block”><semantics><mrow><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>3x + 6</annotation></semantics></math>3x+6

  So, the simplified expression is <math xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML”><semantics><mrow><mn>3</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow><annotation encoding=”application/x-tex”>3x + 6</annotation></semantics></math>3x+6.

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