Question

Geometry how to combine the like terms. -2x+3y-5x—8y+9y

Answer 1

The expression in the question is given below as

`-2x+3y-5x—8y+9y`

Step 1:

Collect the similar terms and then add and substract them

Similar terms are ( -2x and -5x)

The similar terms also are (+3y ,-8y +9y)

By rearranging the terms, we will have

`\begin{gathered} -2x+3y-5x—8y+9y \\ =-2x-5x+3y-8y+9y \end{gathered}`

Step 2:

By simplifying the terms, we will have

`\begin{gathered} -2x-5x+3y-8y+9y \\ =-7x-5y+9y \\ =-7x+4y \end{gathered}`

Hence,

The final answer = -7x +4y