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Title: Simplify the expression

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S1-L7

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Lesson Steps

Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Simplify the expression \$(2/a-5/b^2-8/c^2) + (3/a+3/b^2+5/c^2) \$
2	Step	After eleminating the brackets we get	\$ 2/a - 5/b^2 - 8/c^2 + 3/a + 3/b^2 + 5/c^2 \$
3	Step	Adding like terms together	\$ (2/a + 3/a) + (- 5/b^2 + 3/b^2) + (- 8/c^2 + 5/c^2 ) \$
4	Step	Taking LCM as \$a,b^2,c^2\$	\$ (2 + 3)/a + (- 5 + 3)/b^2 + (-8 + 5)/c^2 \$
5	Step	After adding we get	\$ 5/a - 2/b^2 - 3/c^2 \$
6		Answer	C

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Problem

Simplify the expression
\$(2/a-5/b^2-8/c^2) + (3/a+3/b^2+5/c^2) \$

Step

After eleminating the brackets we get

\$ 2/a - 5/b^2 - 8/c^2 + 3/a + 3/b^2 + 5/c^2 \$

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Adding like terms together

\$ (2/a + 3/a) + (- 5/b^2 + 3/b^2) + (- 8/c^2 + 5/c^2 ) \$

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Taking LCM as \$a,b^2,c^2\$

\$ (2 + 3)/a + (- 5 + 3)/b^2 + (-8 + 5)/c^2 \$

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After adding we get

\$ 5/a - 2/b^2 - 3/c^2 \$

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