Question

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

Answer 1

`8x\text{ and 2x}`

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

`\begin{gathered} 5x+3x \\ \text{combine like terms} \\ 8x \end{gathered}`

or

`\begin{gathered} 5x+3x \\ \text{factorize x} \\ (5+3)x \\ 8x \end{gathered}`

Step 2

`\begin{gathered} 5x-3x \\ \text{add similar terms} \\ 5x-3x=2x \end{gathered}`

or

`\begin{gathered} 5x-3x \\ \text{factorize x} \\ (5-3)x \\ 2x \end{gathered}`

I hope this helps you