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by jsche229 » Tue May 06, 2014 9:52 am
How would I simplify the following:

x^3+x^3+x^3+x^3=?

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue May 06, 2014 10:09 am
jsche229 wrote:How would I simplify the following:

x^3 + x^3 + x^3 + x^3 = ?
This calls for collecting like terms.
It's the same as simplifying n + n + n + n to get 4n.

So, x^3 + x^3 + x^3 + x^3 = 4x^3

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