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How do you simplify #26+14y+30+17y#?

Answer 1

Eva Adamson

See the entire simplification process below:

First, terms that belong to a group:

#26 + 14y + 30 + 17y -> 14y + 17y + 26 + 30#

Now, blend similar terms together:

#(14 + 17)y + 56 -> 31y + 56#

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Answer 2

Jace Anderson

To simplify the expression 26 + 14y + 30 + 17y, you combine like terms, which means you add or subtract coefficients that are attached to the same variable.

So, combining the constants (26 and 30), and the coefficients of 'y' (14y and 17y), we get:

26 + 30 + 14y + 17y = (26 + 30) + (14y + 17y) = 56 + 31y

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.