Identify Like Terms: Identify like terms in the expression 8+4u−6. In this expression, 8 and −6 are like terms because they are both constants without variables. The term 4u is not like any other term because it contains a variable.
Combine Like Terms: Combine the like terms 8 and −6.To simplify the expression, we add the constants together.8+4u−6=(8−6)+4u=2+4u
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