QuestionSimplify the following expression by combining like terms. (Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression.)
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. The expression consists of polynomial terms that can be combined by adding or subtracting coefficients of like terms.
2. Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.
STEP 2
1. Identify and group like terms in the expression.
2. Combine the coefficients of the like terms.
3. Write the simplified expression.
STEP 3
Identify the like terms in the expression. The terms are:
- and are like terms because they both contain .
- and are like terms because they both contain .
- is a constant term and does not have any like terms.
STEP 4
Combine the coefficients of the like terms:
1. For terms:
$ \frac{5}{8} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{8} + \frac{2}{8} = \frac{7}{8}
\]
2. For terms:
$ 14 - 17 = -3
\]
STEP 5
Write the simplified expression by combining the results from Step 2:
This is the simplified expression.
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