I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing up and have been able to use those ...

How to simplify rational expressions to higher powers. We will focus on simplifying a rational expression to the 3rd and 4th power. I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with ...

Two of the terms involve \(x\) and two involve \(y\). Now we can combine the \(x\) terms and combine the \(y\) terms to get \(3x + 2y\).

Algebraic expressions can be expanded - multiplied by one or more terms. They may also be simplified – made shorter and simpler by collecting like terms. Multiply \(-3\) by \(-4\) using the rule for ...