Curated OER
What is the Standard Form of a Quadratic?
The teacher illustrates how to write a quadratic polynomial in standard form. There are a few rules to follow: all like terms must be combined, it must be written in order left to right as the degrees drop, and the coefficient of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Simply a Polynomial
Explains what like terms are and demonstrates how to simplify a polynomial. [3:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials 1
Demonstrates how to add polynomials. Each polynomial is a trinomial. Practice problems available. [2:01]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Solve an Identity Equation?
Learning how to combine like terms and get the variables together is the key to solving an identity equation. This tutorial will show you how. [2:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms
Demonstrates how like terms are combined in equations like 4a + 2a = 6a. [3:06]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms Example
Demonstrates how an expression can be simplified by combining like terms. [3:43]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Are Like Terms?
Combining like terms together is a key part of simplifying mathematical expressions, so watch this tutorial to see how it is done. [7:25]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Adding Polynomials
Demonstrates how to add two given polynomials. One of the polynomials can be simplified before being added to the other polynomial. [2:10]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polynomial Basics: Simplify a Polynomial
Explains what like terms are and demonstrates how to simplify a polynomial.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Expressions Express: Combining Like Terms 2
A video showing how to simplify an expression with like terms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Expressions Express: Combining Like Terms
A video demonstrating an understanding on how to combine like terms in expressions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Expressions Express: Combining Like Terms 3
This video demonstrates how to combine like terms in an expression.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Expressions Express: Combining Like Terms 1
This video demonstrates how to combine like terms in an expression.
Other
Algebra2go: Combining Like Terms Part I
Watch this video tutorial as Professor Perez explains how to combine like terms. [8:54]
Other
Algebra2go: Combining Like Terms Part Ii
Professor Perez's virtual classroom provides examples that demonstrate how to simplify expressions by combining like terms. Part 2. [6:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property
A video showing a few examples on how to simplify like terms in an expression.
Other
Professor Freedman's Video Snippets /Add/subtract Polynomials
Professor Ellen Freedman uses this very short video to explain how to add and subtract Polynomials. She offers lots of tips on what to do to get like terms and then combine them.
Other
Professor Freedman's Video Snippets Combine Like Terms
Watch this very short video explanation of the how to combine like terms and multiply expressions by Professor Ellen Freedman. She offers simple, concise, easy to remember tips.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Examining Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 3
This lesson demonstrates how to identify and label different parts of an algebraic expression. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Examining Algebraic Expressions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Examining Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 4
This lesson demonstrates how to identify and label different parts of an algebraic expression. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Examining Algebraic Expressions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Examining Algebraic Expressions: Lesson 5
This lesson demonstrates how to identify and label different parts of an algebraic expression. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Examining Algebraic Expressions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simplification #2
In this lesson you will be introduced to the concept of simplification. You will learn how to combine like terms to simplify an equation.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Simplification #1
In this lesson you will be introduced to the concept of simplification. You will learn how to combine like terms to simplify an equation.
Sector Matemática
Sector Matematica: Agrupacion De Terminos
Learn how to group like terms and then find the common factor in an expression with this video. [6:41]