Simplify: (4x – 5y – 4) + (5x – 2y + 10).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 4 + (5) = 9; the y-coefficients give -5 + (-2) = -7; constants give -4 + (10) = 6. Therefore the simplified expression is 9x - 7y + 6.
Simplify: (4x – 5y – 4) + (5x – 2y + 10).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 4 + (5) = 9; the y-coefficients give -5 + (-2) = -7; constants give -4 + (10) = 6. Therefore the simplified expression is 9x - 7y + 6.