How do you simplify #3a + 5a +5p#?

Answer 1

8a+5p

This is the solution you should use in the future: add the values of a. (For example, if the problem was 8a+6p, you would find a common factor of 2 in both and simplify from there. That would look like: 2 (4a+3p). Good luck!

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

#8a + 5p#

To simplify this, we have to combine like terms. First, let's color code the like terms: #quadquadcolor(red)(3aquad+quad5a)quad + quadcolor(blue)(5p)#

As you can see, #color(red)(3a)# and #color(red)(5a)# are like terms, so we can add them together: #quadquad8a#

Now, we still have #5p# left, because that is not a like term. So we just leave that alone and our final answer is: #quadquad8a + 5p#

I hope this is useful.

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Answer 3

Savannah Anderson

To simplify 3a + 5a + 5p, you combine like terms: 3a + 5a = 8a So, the simplified expression is 8a + 5p.

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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.