Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression 10+(−3n)+2n. The like terms here are −3n and 2n, which are both coefficients of the variable n.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms −3n and 2n.−3n+2n=(−3+2)n=−1n=−n
Rewrite Expression: Rewrite the expression with the combined like terms.The expression now becomes 10+−n.
Final Simplified Expression: Since there are no more like terms to combine, the expression is simplified. The final simplified expression is 10−n.
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