TERMS
EQUATIONS
Variable Operations
Elimination
Substitution
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Is any letter that stands for a number. Mostly used as X or Y.

VARIABLE

100

X+20=30

X=10

100

2x + 5x =

7x

100

3y+2x=6

5y−2x=10

(0,2)

100

y =  6  x − 11 

−2  x − 3  y = −7

(2, 1)

200

The number without the variable in an equation

Constant

200

3X-7=23

X=10

200

2x - 5x

-3x

200

  4  x + 8  y = 20 

−4  x + 2  y = −30

(7,-1)

200

2  x − 3  y = −1  

y =    x − 1

(4, 3)

300

Is any string of numbers and symbols that makes sense and includes an equal sign.

Equation

300

3y*8=24

y=1

300

2x+3y-6y=

2x-3y

300

7  x + 2  y = 24

 8  x + 2  y = 30

(6, −9)

300

y = −2 

4  x − 3  y = 18

(3, −2)

400

Is the numerical part of a term, including the sign that precedes it

Coefficient

400

15 + 5x = 0

x=-3

400
x+x

=x

400

5  x +   y = 9 

10  x − 7  y = −18

(1, 4)

400

y =  5  x − 7 

−3  x − 2  y = −12

(2, 3)

500

branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers. Algebra is about finding the unknown or putting real-life variables into equations and then solving them.”

ALGEBRA

500

2x - 10 = 10 - 3x

x=4

500

(x3)4

x12

500

16  x − 10  y = 10 

−8  x − 6  y = 6

(0, −1)

500

−3  x − 3  y = 3  

y =  −5  x − 17

(−4, 3)

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