Fatima Flores

How to Simplify Equation by Combining Lime Terms

 

 

Example

x(3x+5xy) + y(y – 10xy) + 12

 

Step 1

• Distribute each term first

 

       x(5y+3x) + y(x – 10xy) + 12

 

 5xy + 3x^2 + xy – 10xy^2 + 12

 

Step 2

• Combine like terms as follows

 

 

5xy + 3x^2 + xy – 10xy^2 + 12

 

       3x^2 – 10xy^2 + 6xy +12

 

 

Step 3

 

• After combining like terms the solution to the expression is as follows

 

 

     

        3x^2 – 10xy^2 + 6xy +12