Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression 4f+5f+−f+−3f. 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 f raised to the first power.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms by adding or subtracting the coefficients.4f+5f+(−f)+(−3f)= (4f+5f)+((−f)+(−3f))= 9f+(−4f)
Add Combined Terms: Add the results from the previous step to get the final simplified expression.9f+(−4f)=5f
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