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Question
a+3+a+1
Simplify the expression
2a+4
Evaluate
a+3+a+1
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Evaluate
a+a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1)a
Add the numbers
2a
2a+3+1
Solution
2a+4
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Factor the expression
2(a+2)
Evaluate
a+3+a+1
Add the terms
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Evaluate
a+a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1)a
Add the numbers
2a
2a+3+1
Add the numbers
2a+4
Solution
2(a+2)
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Find the roots
a=−2
Evaluate
a+3+a+1
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
a+3+a+1=0
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Evaluate
a+3+a+1
Add the terms
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Evaluate
a+a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1)a
Add the numbers
2a
2a+3+1
Add the numbers
2a+4
2a+4=0
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
2a=0−4
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
2a=−4
Divide both sides
22a=2−4
Divide the numbers
a=2−4
Solution
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Evaluate
2−4
Reduce the numbers
1−2
Calculate
−2
a=−2
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