(2q5+7q)+(5q5+3q3)Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the given expression?Choose 1 answer:(A) q(7q4+10)(B) q(7q4+10q2)(C) q(2q4+12q3+3q2)(D) q(7q4+3q2+7)
Q. (2q5+7q)+(5q5+3q3)Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the given expression?Choose 1 answer:(A) q(7q4+10)(B) q(7q4+10q2)(C) q(2q4+12q3+3q2)(D) q(7q4+3q2+7)
Combine like terms: Combine like terms in the expression (2q5+7q)+(5q5+3q3).To combine like terms, we add the coefficients of the terms with the same exponent.The terms 2q5 and 5q5 are like terms, so we add their coefficients: 2+5=7.The term 7q has no like term to combine with, so it remains as is.The term 3q3 has no like term to combine with, so it remains as is.The combined expression is 7q5+3q3+7q.
Add coefficients of like terms: Look at the answer choices to determine which one matches the combined expression.(A) q(7q4+10) does not match because it does not have a q5 term or a q3 term.(B) q(7q4+10q2) does not match because it does not have a q5 term or a q3 term.(C) q(2q4+12q3+3q2) does not match because the coefficients of q5 and q3 terms do not match the combined expression.(D) q(7q4+3q2+7) does not match because it does not have a q5 term or a q3 term, and the factorization is incorrect.None of the answer choices directly match the combined expression q52.
Identify terms with no like terms: Realize that there is a mistake in the previous step because the combined expression should be correctly matched with one of the answer choices.We need to re-evaluate the answer choices with the correct combined expression 7q5+3q3+7q.
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