How do you simplify 6h ^ { 2} - 4h ^ { 2} + 6+ 3?

2 Answers
Jul 2, 2018

Collect like terms

2h^2+9

Jul 2, 2018

2h^2+9

Explanation:

Since this is just an expression (there is no = sign), we can simply combine like terms.

6h^2 and 4h^2 have the same base (h) and exponent (2), and can therefore be combined.

6h^2-4h^2=2h^2

6+3=9 (6 and 3 are like terms because they have the same exponent and base)