Simplify: (x – 6y – 10) + (-4x + 2y + 8).
Note
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 1 + (-4) = -3; the y-coefficients give -6 + (2) = -4; constants give -10 + (8) = -2. Therefore the simplified expression is -3x - 4y - 2.
Simplify: (x – 6y – 10) + (-4x + 2y + 8).
Combine only like terms. The x-coefficients give 1 + (-4) = -3; the y-coefficients give -6 + (2) = -4; constants give -10 + (8) = -2. Therefore the simplified expression is -3x - 4y - 2.