6. Recursively Defined Sequences
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Remember, only like terms can be combined.
17x
The first step in simplifying this expression is to identify which, if any, terms can be combined. Remember, only like terms — constant terms or terms with the same variable — can be combined.
5x + 12x
In this case, we
have only two x-terms. Only the x-terms can be combined, so to simplify the expression we will combine these like terms.