1. LoveToDance22

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2. LoveToDance22

Trying to combine like terms, but I have no idea how to do this one

3. lgbasallote

hint: t and t are like terms t^2/2 and t^2 are like terms does that help?

4. LoveToDance22

Is it 2t + 2t^2 + 2 ?

5. lgbasallote

hmm close but no

6. lgbasallote

$\huge \implies (t + t) + \left(\frac{t^2}{2} + t^2\right)$

7. lgbasallote

t + t is like 1 + 1

8. lgbasallote

t^2 / 2 + t^2 is like 1/2 + 1 does that help?

9. LoveToDance22

Kind of, but if t + t is like 1 +1 why cant you just make it 2t?

10. lgbasallote

it is 2t

11. lgbasallote

i was just making an analogy how t + t is like 1 + 1

12. lgbasallote

so what is t^2 / 2 + t^2?

13. LoveToDance22

@lgbasallote 2t^2 / 2? (Im sorry, I have no idea)

14. lgbasallote

hmm close... do you know what 1 /2 + 1 equals to?

15. lgbasallote

$\frac 12 + 1$

16. LoveToDance22

yeah, 1.5

17. LoveToDance22

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18. LoveToDance22

Like that?

19. lgbasallote

what is that in fraction form?

20. LoveToDance22

1 1/2

21. lgbasallote

and in improper fraction form?

22. lgbasallote

what is 1 1/2 in improper fraction form?

23. LoveToDance22

1 2/1

24. lgbasallote

i have to go now...so i hope you got it

25. lgbasallote

and no that is not the improper fraction form

26. lgbasallote

the improper fraction form of 1 1/2 is $\huge \frac{(2 \times 1) + 1}{2}$

27. LoveToDance22

(t^2 x 2) +1/2 ?

28. lgbasallote

noo

29. lgbasallote

solve the improper fraction first

30. lgbasallote

then just attach t^2 at the end

31. LoveToDance22

3/2 t^2

32. lgbasallote

right

33. LoveToDance22

Thank you so much! I'm going to have my teacher go over these tomorrow, obviously not very good at them haha

34. lgbasallote