How do you simplify #x^3 + x^4#?
1 Answer
You can not simplify this expression!
See 'discussion'
Explanation:
You can not add these directly as they have different values rather than being counts of the same value; as you would get in
The only case when you could add them is if
As
This particular idea about adding zeros is perhaps a falsehood as: how can you add nothing to nothing. Adding in one sense means 'put with' or 'combine'. As this usually results in a change in total value, no value change has occurred!
The only way to change this is to factor out as many
However, I view this as making it more complicated so I suggest:
You can not simplify this expression!
On the other hand; if you knew what