Question
Combine any like terms in the expression. If there are no like terms, rewrite the expression.
22tu+21tu+9tu–tu–22tu
29
22tu+21tu+9tu–tu–22tu
29
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To combine the like terms in the expression \( 22tu + 21tu + 9tu - tu - 22tu \), we can add and subtract the coefficients of the \( tu \) terms.
1. Start with the coefficients:
- \( 22 + 21 + 9 - 1 - 22 \)
2. Calculate step by step:
- \( 22 + 21 = 43 \)
- \( 43 + 9 = 52 \)
- \( 52 - 1 = 51 \)
- \( 51 - 22 = 29 \)
So, when we combine all the like terms, we get:
\[
29tu
\]
The simplified expression is:
\[
29tu
\]
1. Start with the coefficients:
- \( 22 + 21 + 9 - 1 - 22 \)
2. Calculate step by step:
- \( 22 + 21 = 43 \)
- \( 43 + 9 = 52 \)
- \( 52 - 1 = 51 \)
- \( 51 - 22 = 29 \)
So, when we combine all the like terms, we get:
\[
29tu
\]
The simplified expression is:
\[
29tu
\]