Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression −3t+t+10t+9t. Like terms are terms that contain the same variable raised to the same power. In this case, all terms are like terms because they all contain the variable t raised to the first power.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms by adding their coefficients.−3t+t+10t+9t can be simplified by adding the coefficients of ′t′ together.(−3+1+10+9)t=(7+10)t=17t
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