Collecting like terms means to simplify terms in expressions in which the variables are the same. In the expression \(5a + 2b + 3a - 6b\), the terms \(5a\) and \(+ 3a\) are like terms, as are \(2b\) ...
Two linear expressions can be expanded, and then simplified by collecting like terms, if there are any. Linear expressions have no terms with power of 2 or higher. For example, 15x – 4y is a linear ...