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How do you combine $(x + 3) + (x + 5)$ $(x+3) + (x+5)$ ?

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May 21, 2015

We can group like terms here,

$(x + 3) + (x + 5) = (x + x) + (3 + 5)$ $(x+3) +(x+5) = (x+x) +(3+5)$

$= 2 x + 8$ $= color(red)(2x + 8$

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