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Documenting Algebraic Rules for Resource Formulas

You are a junior analyst tasked with creating a training guide for your department's new resource allocation software. The software uses the algebraic expression c2+7d26c2c^2 + 7d^2 - 6c^2 to represent supply chain variables.

Write a short explanation for your colleagues that recalls and describes the fundamental rules needed to simplify this expression. In your response, you must:

  1. Define what 'like terms' are in algebra.
  2. Identify which specific terms in the expression c2+7d26c2c^2 + 7d^2 - 6c^2 are like terms.
  3. State the algebraic rule regarding the coefficient of the term c2c^2.

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