How do you simplify #7x+3y-2+6x-1+y^2#?

1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018

See below...

Explanation:

Here we must collect the like terms. By like terms, we mean they are either a constant or they have the same variable

e.g: #x+x =2x#

Let's group the like terms.
#7x+3y-2+6x-1+y^2#

#7x+6x-2-1+3y+y^2#

And now simplify

#13x-3+3y+y^2#