How do you simplify #5z^2+3z+8z^2#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-27T13:56:26

See the solution process below:

Group and Combine like terms:
#5z^2 + 3z + 8z^2 =>#

#5z^2 + 8z^2 + 3z =>#

#(5 + 8)z^2 + 3z =>#

#13z^2 + 3z#

Depending on how you want this simplified you can also factor a #z# out of each term:

#13z^2 + 3z =>#

#(13z * z) + (3 * z) =>#

#z(13z + 3)#