Two of the terms involve \(x\) and two involve \(y\). Now we can combine the \(x\) terms and combine the \(y\) terms to get \(3x + 2y\).

In this video, we provide essential "math help" by addressing "common math mistakes" students make when simplifying "algebraic expressions". This "algebra" tutorial focuses on why you cannot simply ...

Master negative fractional exponents with these simple step-by-step examples. Following up on our previous lesson, this tutorial breaks down the math behind simplifying expressions with negative ...

Two linear expressions can be expanded, and then simplified by collecting like terms, if there are any. Linear expressions have no terms with power of 2 or higher. For example, 15x – 4y is a linear ...