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How do you solve $$-3x+2y+3+7$$?

And how do you solve $$4x+3+6x+4+2xy+3yx+2$$?

 Sep 19, 2014

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 #3
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Hi Dragon,

you can only add like terms.  Like terms must have exactly the same letters.

-3x+2y+3+7

=  -3x  +2y  +3  +7      The sign always belongs to the number of letter behind it.

you can only add the 3 and the 7 because the other two have letters 

= -3x +2y +10

You can not add lots of x with lots of y so it is now finished.

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4x  +3  +6x  +4  +2xy  +3yx  +2

you can add the 3 and the 4 and the 2 because they are just numbers.

=4x  +6x  +2xy  +3yx  +3  +4  +2

=4x  +6x  +2xy  +3yx  +11

Now you can add the 4lots of x to the 6 lots of x because they are both lots of x   that will be 10 lots of x

= 10x +2xy +3yx  +11

now   2*3=3*2 doesnt it?   So    x*y=y*x     SO   3yx = 3*y*x = 3*x*y

so I can add 2xy to 3yx  because the letters are the same!     2xy+3yx= 5xy     (OR   5yx)

= 10x + 5xy + 11       

 Sep 19, 2014
 #1
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DragonSlayer the first ones really easy , u don't have to do anything and just add 3 and 7 like this

 

-3x+2y+3+7

 

= -3x+2y+10 answer 

 

and in the second one we will bring the like terms together ands solve like

 

4x+3+6x+4+2xy+3yx+2         ( so now out here we shall bring the like terms together !Note that as out here we have no equal sign so we will not change any signs while bringing the like terms together!

 

=4x+6x+3+4+2+2xy+3yx           ( and now we shall do as we have placed the values )

 

=10x+9+2xy+3yx    ANSWER 

 

I hope u have understood by now but if any doubt u can still ask me !

 

 Sep 19, 2014
 #2
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I am confused still on the showing work part... Can you explain please?

 Sep 19, 2014
 #3
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Best Answer

Hi Dragon,

you can only add like terms.  Like terms must have exactly the same letters.

-3x+2y+3+7

=  -3x  +2y  +3  +7      The sign always belongs to the number of letter behind it.

you can only add the 3 and the 7 because the other two have letters 

= -3x +2y +10

You can not add lots of x with lots of y so it is now finished.

-----------------------

4x  +3  +6x  +4  +2xy  +3yx  +2

you can add the 3 and the 4 and the 2 because they are just numbers.

=4x  +6x  +2xy  +3yx  +3  +4  +2

=4x  +6x  +2xy  +3yx  +11

Now you can add the 4lots of x to the 6 lots of x because they are both lots of x   that will be 10 lots of x

= 10x +2xy +3yx  +11

now   2*3=3*2 doesnt it?   So    x*y=y*x     SO   3yx = 3*y*x = 3*x*y

so I can add 2xy to 3yx  because the letters are the same!     2xy+3yx= 5xy     (OR   5yx)

= 10x + 5xy + 11       

Melody Sep 19, 2014
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I need more help on the second one please.

 Sep 19, 2014
 #5
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So, who's correct? Melody or rosala?

 Sep 19, 2014
 #6
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I don't think that you have had enough time to think about my answer properly yet!   

 Sep 19, 2014
 #7
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Dragon u just have to pickle up the like values with the sign they have in front of them and then place that value with its matching one like I did in the second one!

 Sep 19, 2014
 #8
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So, both are correct, but Melody's answer is simplified!

 Sep 19, 2014
 #9
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Melody, is yours simplified?

 Sep 19, 2014
 #10
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Yes it is.

 Sep 19, 2014
 #11
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Read through all my explanation properly Dragon - you too Rosala     

 Sep 19, 2014
 #12
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Thank you very much! Can you help me with the sentences please? She logged out, and she doesn't want to help. Please?

 Sep 19, 2014
 #13
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DragonSlayer i wanted to help , i logged out becoz u were not behaving properly with me when i just asked a simple question!

 Sep 19, 2014
 #14
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Sorry.  I was reading one of your posts cause I wanted to go to a laugh, and I saw that, so I posted that. Sorry.

 Sep 19, 2014
 #15
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its okay now!"" <----- see such a calm Lady!

 Sep 19, 2014

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