Simplify: (3x – 6y – 5) + (-7x – 5y – 10).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 3 + (-7) = -4; the y-coefficients give -6 + (-5) = -11; constants give -5 + (-10) = -15. Therefore the simplified expression is -4x - 11y - 15.
Simplify: (3x – 6y – 5) + (-7x – 5y – 10).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 3 + (-7) = -4; the y-coefficients give -6 + (-5) = -11; constants give -5 + (-10) = -15. Therefore the simplified expression is -4x - 11y - 15.