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I am not sure what this is askingrewrite 5x + 3x and 5x - 3x to combine like terms write original expression and expand. what are the new expressions equivalent to

Respuesta :

[tex]8x\text{ and 2x}[/tex]

Explanation

Step 1

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5x+3x \\ \text{combine like terms} \\ 8x \end{gathered}[/tex]

or

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5x+3x \\ \text{factorize x} \\ (5+3)x \\ 8x \end{gathered}[/tex]

Step 2

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5x-3x \\ \text{add similar terms} \\ 5x-3x=2x \end{gathered}[/tex]

or

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5x-3x \\ \text{factorize x} \\ (5-3)x \\ 2x \end{gathered}[/tex]

I hope this helps you

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