How do you simplify #-5c + 10 + 8c - 3#?

Answer 1

#3c+7#

You need to collect like terms. Like terms are terms (things separated by #+# or #-# signs) that have the same variable raised to the same power.

For example, #4xy# and #-2xy# are like terms. However, #3x^2# and #4x# are NOT like terms.

In this case, we have #-5c# and #8c#. Together, they make #3c#.

Also, #10# and #-3# makes #7#.

Therefore, the simplified form of this expression is #3c+7#

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Answer 2

Jace Anderson

To simplify -5c + 10 + 8c - 3, you first combine like terms:

-5c + 8c = 3c 10 - 3 = 7

So, the simplified expression is 3c + 7.

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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.