Q. Click and drag like terms onto each other to simplify fully.−5−2y+2+5+2x
Identify like terms: Identify like terms in the expression.−5 and +5 are like terms because they are both constants.−2y is by itself because there are no other terms with ′y′.2x is by itself because there are no other terms with ′x′.
Combine like terms: Combine the like terms.Combine −5 and +5, which will cancel each other out because they are additive inverses.−5+5=0
Rewrite expression: Rewrite the expression without the terms that cancel each other.The expression now is −2y+2+2x, since −5+5=0.
Final simplified expression: There are no more like terms to combine, so the expression is now simplified.The final simplified expression is −2y+2+2x.