How do you simplify 2a+3b+a+5b
\(2a+3b+a+5b\to\boxed{3a+8b}\)
first, you group the numbers which have the same radicals: 2a+a+3b+5bThen, you add the same radical numbers: 3a+8byou keep adding till you can't add numbers anymoreP.S. a = 1aP.S. you can't add numbers with different radicals Hope this helps :D