Order of Operations
GEMS
True or false : raising a number to a power is the same as multiplying by that number (23=2x3?)
False
What is a polynomial?
An expression that consists of several terms.
3/4+2/5 =?
23/20
Which month has 28 days?
All of them, duh!
What does GEMS stand for?
Groups, exponents, multiplication/division, subtraction/addition
Itself!
An expression with just two terms is called a _______.
binomial
Solve for x: 3x+2=8
x=2
If two is company and three's a crowd, what are 4 and 5?
9
What part should be simplified first in this expression? (3+4)x2+1
3+4
Anything raised to the power of 0 is ________
1
simplify: x2+2x2-x+4x-9
3x2+3x-9
How can you tell if something is a function on a graph?
It passes the vertical line test.
What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment but not once in a thousand years?
the letter m
When there are both addition and subtraction with no parentheses in an expression, which one should you simplify first?
It doesn't matter!
When you multiply exponents (x2 times x3) you ____ the exponents.
add
What does it mean to factor a polynomial?
To break it into simpler terms that when multiplied, will reconstruct the polynomial.
Give an example of an equation in slope intercept form.
y=mx+b (answers will vary)
If there are 5 apples and you took 3 away, how many apples do you have?
Well you took three so you have three...
What is the simplified value of this expression? (3+1)x4-3
13
Can you simplify this expression any further? Why or why not? x2+x4+x7
Factor: x2+2x+1
(x+1)(x+1) or (x+1)2
Give an example of an equation in standard form.
ax+bx=c (answers will vary)
How did the soccer fan know before the game that the score would be 0-0?
The score is always 0-0 before the game