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Write an equivalent to 2a+(8a+5b) by combing terms

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Like terms have the same variable (x,y....) and power/exponent.

2a + (8a + 5b) The only like terms you can combine are 2a and 8a, because they have the same variable of "a" and an exponent of 1

10a + 5b

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