Download Collecting like terms

•Collecting
Gather
Group
Assemble
Compile
•Terms
Items
Conditions
Understanding
‘ A term is a collection of numbers, letters and brackets’
In an expression each term is
divided by + or - signs
2 x ²  2y² - 4xy  4
X² Term
Y² Term
xy Term
Number
Term
Example
2 x  4  5x  6
X Term
Number Term
X Term
Number Term
Collect x terms
Collect number terms
2x + 5x = 7x
-4+6= 2
7x+2
Check by giving values
 If x= 2
 2x-4+5x+6 should be equal to 7x+2
 4-4+10+6 = 14+2
 16=16
When collecting like terms it is important to take into
consideration positive and negative terms
2x +3y – are not like terms as x and y represent different
values
Puzzle
Why collect terms?