I'm kind of confused as to what simplified mean? Can you please provide me with a definiton...

Like I'm kind of stumped as to what one is more simplified

-7(2x + 3) or -14x -21

Please explain what it mean for an expression to be "simplified"

wow. the fact that you posted this in front of thousands is kinda brave. now thousands know how stupid u r ;)

plus, u could've searched it up L

To understand what it means for an expression to be "simplified," we need to consider the concept of combining like terms. In mathematics, when we have an expression with terms that have the same variable raised to the same power, we can combine those terms by adding or subtracting them.

In this case, let's compare the expressions -7(2x + 3) and -14x - 21 to determine which one is more simplified.

The expression -7(2x + 3) can be simplified by applying the distributive property. This property allows us to multiply each term inside the parentheses by -7.

-7 * 2x = -14x
-7 * 3 = -21

So, -7(2x + 3) simplifies to -14x - 21.

On the other hand, the expression -14x - 21 is already in its simplified form, as there are no like terms to further combine.

Therefore, in the given example, both expressions are simplified, but they are different representations of the same expression. -7(2x + 3) is the expanded form, while -14x - 21 is the simplified form.

The shorter the expression, usually the more simplified it is.

14x - 21

Check this site.

http://www.teacherschoice.com.au/Maths_Library/Algebra/Alg_7.htm

Simplified-down to lowest terms;cannot be reduced any more.

I hope this helped,this is my own definition.