Vocab
What is a variable?
unknown value usually represented by a letter
3b + 7
What is b?
The variable
Simplify the following expression: 2v + 3v
5v
The sum of a and b
a + b
What is a coefficient?
A number before the variable that represents multiplication
How many terms are constants are there in the algebraic expression
5c + 4 - 2b + 4
2
Simplify the following expression: 4k + 3j + 8j
4k+11j
8 added to b
b + 8
What is a constant?
A fixed value that does not change
What is the coefficient(s)
5x + 2x - 6 + 4j
5, 2 and 4
Simplify the following expression: 8d + 6f - 4d - 4f
4d+2f
x cubed divided by v
x3 /v
What are terms?
Terms are part of the algebraic expression separated by operations
How many variables in
4x + x3 + 5b
2
Simplify the following expression: 4+ 8p + 3r - p
7p+3r+4
5 Equal groups of d
d/5
What is a like term?
Terms that have the same variable and exponent.
All Constants
What are the coefficients in the algebraic expression
4x + c - 8 + 7j
4, 1 and 7
Simplify the following expression: 17 + 15x - 10 - 12x
3x+7
The product of 6 and c decreased by 8
6c - 8