Simplify the following expression:
-12t + 8t
PLEASE ANYONE????
2007-01-17 12:34:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
IS IT 4t Squared?
2007-01-17 12:35:48 · update #1
-4t .. hehe
2007-01-17 12:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Alavalathi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's -4t. Think you have -12 t:s and add 8 t:s. Then you have
-4 t:s.
-12+8=-4
-12t+8t=-4t
2007-01-17 20:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by thouc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bless your heart. I feel bad that your teacher isn't better at getting these concepts across to you.
factor out the 't' in the above expression: (-12 + 8)t = -4t.
2007-01-17 20:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by mjatthebeeb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is t (-12+8), so it is -4t
2007-01-17 20:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by Master of All He Surveys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-12t + 8t
= -4t
There is no square because the values are getting added, not multiplied.
-12t * 8t would equal -96t^2
2007-01-17 20:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by Donny Dutch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-12t + 8t = -4t
2007-01-17 21:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-12t+8t=-4t
2007-01-17 20:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Nguyen M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4t
Drat. I missed the negative sign.
2007-01-17 20:37:49 · answer #8 · answered by staca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-4t
2007-01-17 20:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋