Simplify: (-8x – 3y + 10) + (-6x – 2y + 5).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give -8 + (-6) = -14; the y-coefficients give -3 + (-2) = -5; constants give 10 + (5) = 15. Therefore the simplified expression is -14x - 5y + 15.
Simplify: (-8x – 3y + 10) + (-6x – 2y + 5).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give -8 + (-6) = -14; the y-coefficients give -3 + (-2) = -5; constants give 10 + (5) = 15. Therefore the simplified expression is -14x - 5y + 15.