Simplify: (6x – 5y – 9) + (-3x – 6y + 2).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 6 + (-3) = 3; the y-coefficients give -5 + (-6) = -11; constants give -9 + (2) = -7. Therefore the simplified expression is 3x - 11y - 7.
Simplify: (6x – 5y – 9) + (-3x – 6y + 2).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 6 + (-3) = 3; the y-coefficients give -5 + (-6) = -11; constants give -9 + (2) = -7. Therefore the simplified expression is 3x - 11y - 7.