To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent.

4a⁶ - 4a⁶ = 0a⁶

The surface area of a cylinder is 2πr² + 2πrh:

sa = 2πr² + 2πrh
sa = 2π(1²) + 2π(1 x 3)
sa = 2π(1) + 2π(3)
sa = (2 x 1)π + (2 x 3)π
sa = 2π + 6π
sa = 8π

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.

To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (a) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.

5a + 9x = 4a + 5x + 5
5a = 4a + 5x + 5 - 9x
5a - 4a = 5x + 5 - 9x
a = -4x + 5

For parallel lines with a transversal, the following relationships apply:

• angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°)
• alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°)
• all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other
• same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°)

Applying these relationships starting with y° = 163, the value of w° is 17.