Intro. to Algebra
Real Numbers
Solving equations & problems
Polynomials
Miscellaneous Math
100
a symbol used to represent one or more numbers
What is a variable
100
The property of the order in which you add or multiply two numbers does not affect the result.
What is the commutative property?
100
Read the problem; choose variables for unknowns; re-read the problem; solve the equation; check your answer.
What are the 5 steps to solving a word problem?
100
In a power, the number of times a "base" is multiplied by itself.
What is an exponent?
100
The number of units from zero.
What is the absolute number?
200
An expression that contains a variable
What is a variable expression
200
The property of adding or multiplying any three real numbers, where the grouping of the numbers does not affect the result/
What is the associative property?
200
Addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.
What are inverse operations?
200
An expression that is a numeral, variable , or the product of a numeral and one or more variables.
What is a monomial?
300
An expression that names a particular number.
What is a numerical expression?
300
If a = b and b = c, then a = c.
What is the transitive property?
300
Two numbers whose product is 1.
What are reciprocals?
300
A monomial consisting of a numeral only
What is a constant?
400
Formed by placing an equals sign two numerical or variable expressions.
What is an equation
400
The sum of a number and its opposite.
What is the additive inverse or zero?
400
Equations having the same solution set over a given domain.
What are equivalent equations?
400
A sum of monomials.
What is a polynomial?
400
In a monomial, a numeral that proceeds a variable or variables.
What is a coefficient?
500
The given set of numbers that a variable may represent.
What is a domain?
500
Expressions that represent the same number for all values of the variable that they contain.
What are equivalent expressions?
500
The process of substitution, addition, subtraction, multiplication or division which produces an equivalent equation, used in solving equations.
What is transformation or transforming an equation?
500
The sum of the degrees of its terms.
What is degree of a polynomial?
500
Two monomials that are exactly alike or are the same except for their numerical coefficients.
What are like terms or similar terms?
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