Algebra
Collecting Like Terms

Algebra

Check For Understanding

• Check for understanding

​​ Index laws

• Multiplying indices
• Dividing indices
• Power of a power
• The zero power
• Expanding quotients
• What are negative indices
• Simplifying with negative indices
• Rational indices

Surds

• Simplifying surds
• Operating with surds

Expanding brackets

• Collecting like terms
• The distributive law
• FOIL expansion
• Special situations
• Further expansion​

Algebraic expressions can often be simplified by adding or subtracting like terms. We call this process collecting like terms.