$$ \begin{aligned}z+z\cdot2& \xlongequal{ }z+2z \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3z\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{z} + \color{blue}{2z} = \color{blue}{3z} $$ |