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The equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d56b6717eeecf79aff3e6cde0b8e07da.png\")
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(Commutative property of addition: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=04ab48db2a6385513b3391bf07d33cff.png\")
)
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(Distributive property: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=2ca759e2ab6e91a6d919095b13a54a03.png\")
)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=cfd0a1470b6703af8c439a92de0b630b.png\")
(Add: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=65c861e434c739cae62ff78cf7d692bd.png\")
)
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The terms are 4x,3,5x,y.
\The like terms are 4x,5x.
\ The coefficients are 4,3,5,1.