Combine any like terms in the expression. If there are no like terms, rewrite the expression.

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Let's consider an arbitrary expression. The process is as follows:

1. Identify like terms, which are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.
2. Add or subtract their coefficients.
3. Rewrite the expression in simplified form.

For example, if we had the expression

$$
3x + 5 - 2x + 7,
$$

we would combine the like terms in $$x$$:

$$
3x - 2x = x,
$$

and the constants:

$$
5 + 7 = 12.
$$

Thus, the simplified expression would be

$$
x + 12.
$$

If in another expression no two terms are alike (for instance, in

$$
3x + 5y - 2,
$$

where $$3x$$ and $$5y$$ are different because they involve different variables), then there are no like terms to combine. In that case, we simply rewrite the expression as

$$
3x + 5y - 2.
$$
Combine like terms by adding or subtracting their coefficients. If there are no like terms, rewrite the expression as is.

Combine any like terms in the expression. If there are no like terms, rewrite the expression.

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