Combine like terms to get equivalent expression:
0.5(x^4 - 3)+12
...inside parenthesis is x to the power of 4 minus 3.
THANK YOU!
make that +10.5
0.5(x^4 - 3)+12
0.5 x^4 - 1.5 + 12
0.5 x^4 - 10.5
To combine like terms in the expression 0.5(x^4 - 3) + 12, we first need to simplify the expression inside the parentheses.
0.5(x^4 - 3) can be further simplified as follows:
0.5 * x^4 - 0.5 * 3
= 0.5x^4 - 1.5
Now we can combine this simplified expression with the second term, which is 12:
0.5x^4 - 1.5 + 12
Finally, we can combine these terms by adding the numerical coefficients:
0.5x^4 - 1.5 + 12
= 0.5x^4 + 10.5
Therefore, the equivalent expression, after combining like terms, is 0.5x^4 + 10.5.
To combine like terms in the expression 0.5(x^4 - 3) + 12, we can start by distributing the 0.5 to both terms inside the parentheses:
0.5(x^4) + 0.5(-3) + 12
This simplifies to:
0.5x^4 - 1.5 + 12
Now, we can combine the constant terms (-1.5 and 12) to get:
0.5x^4 + 10.5
Therefore, the equivalent expression with like terms combined is 0.5x^4 + 10.5.