document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90238>Question 90238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16. 4K - 10 - K\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the given expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have to identify the terms,like terms,coefficients,and constant terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then simplify the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>ANY</b> help with this question would be greatly appreciated:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the terms, like-terms, coefficients, and constants in: 4K-10-K then simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A term is a variable, a constant, or a product of the two, so here, the terms are: 4K, -10, -K  Note:  Be sure to include the negative sign when there is one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Like-terms are those terms that have the same variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The like-terms here are: 4K and -K\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A coefficient is the number that multiplies the variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, the coefficients are: 4 (from the 4K) and -1 (from the -K because there is really a -1 multiplying the K to give you -K)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A constant term is a term with no variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, the constant is -10 (Be sure to include the negative sign when there is one)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To simplify, you simply combine the like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4K-10-K = 4K-K-10 = 3K-10 ...and that's it! </SPAN>\n" );
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