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How do you simplify 2a+3b+a+5b

User Turgos
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first, you group the numbers which have the same radicals: 2a+a+3b+5b
Then, you add the same radical numbers: 3a+8b
you keep adding till you can't add numbers anymore
P.S. a = 1a
P.S. you can't add numbers with different radicals
Hope this helps :D
User Javid Ahadov
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2a+3b+a+5b\to\boxed{3a+8b}
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