ADDITION: The sum of two or more expressions is obtained by combining similar terms using

distributive axiom or its extension.

Example 1:

2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 2 − 24 + 4𝑥 + 8𝑥 2 = (2 + 8)𝑥 2 + (2 + 4)𝑥 + (−2 − 24)

= 10𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 26

Example 2:

15𝑥 2 𝑦 − 24𝑥𝑦 2 + 9𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 = (15 + 9)𝑥 2 𝑦 + (−24 − 1)𝑥𝑦 2

= 24𝑥 2 𝑦 − 23𝑥𝑦 2

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Exercise 2.1 Find the sum of the ff. problems.
1. 2𝑚2 + 3𝑚𝑛 − 7𝑛2 ; 3𝑚2 + 5𝑚𝑛 + 8𝑛2 ; −4𝑚2 − 4𝑚𝑛 + 3𝑛2

2. −4𝑟 2 𝑠 − 𝑟𝑠 2 + 2𝑟𝑠; 2𝑟 2 𝑠 + 13𝑟𝑠 2 − 3𝑟𝑠; 3𝑟 2 𝑠 − 10𝑟𝑠 2 + 4𝑟𝑠

3. 2𝑤 + 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 ; 8𝑤 − 6𝑥 + 7𝑦 ; −7𝑤 + 5𝑥 − 4𝑦

4. 2𝑝2 𝑞2 +3𝑝𝑞2 − 𝑝𝑞; 4𝑝2 𝑞 2 −2𝑝𝑞 2 + 3𝑝𝑞; 7𝑝2 𝑞2 + 5𝑝𝑞2−2𝑝𝑞

5. 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 2𝑥𝑦2−3𝑥𝑦; 5𝑥𝑦 − 4𝑥2𝑦; 7𝑥 2 𝑦 − 8𝑥𝑦

6. 10𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 3; 6𝑥2−𝑥; 7𝑥 − 1

7. 4𝑚𝑛 − 3𝑞𝑟 + 6𝑠𝑡; 7𝑚𝑛 + 3𝑞𝑟 − 4𝑠𝑡; −3𝑚𝑛 − 4𝑞𝑟 + 2𝑠𝑡

8. 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 − 5𝑦2; 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 7𝑦2; −7𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 − 3𝑦2

9. −2𝑥 + 3𝑦; −3𝑥 − 3𝑧; 2𝑦 + 6𝑧; 7𝑥 − 7𝑦 + 2𝑧

10. 2𝑎 + 6𝑏 − 7𝑐; −𝑎 + 10𝑏 + 2𝑐; −5𝑎 + 7𝑏 + 9𝑐