Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression −10z−9z−3z. The like terms in this expression are −10z, −9z, and −3z, as they all contain the variable z.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms by adding their coefficients.−10z−9z−3z= (−10−9−3)z= (−19−3)z= −22z
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