- Remove any grouping symbol such as brackets and parentheses by multiplying factors.
- Use the exponent rule to remove grouping if the terms are containing exponents.
- Combine the like terms by addition or subtraction.
- Combine the constants.
How do I simplify exponents?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Axm0dwStss
How do you simplify X?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaIY2EKzYYc
How do you simplify an expression with X?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6phzMLuKM
What does it mean to write an expression in terms of x?
It means “defining something as a modification of another thing.” It is a reference to the way an Algebraic formula expresses a value. For example, this formula: y = 3x. expresses y in terms of x.