Intro Algebra

vocabulary

100

this number indicates how many times a base is multiplied by itself

exponent

200

A statement that two expressions are equal to 

equation

300

a number in front of a variable which is the number that the variable is multiplied by

coeffiecient

400

a relation in which each input, or x-value, has exactly one output, or y-value

function

500

constant rate of change

slope of a line

linear equations

100

y = mx + b

slope -intercept form

200

standard equation of a line

ax + by = c

300

in y = mx + b, what does the b stand for

initial value or

y-intercept

400

in y = mx + b, what does the m stand for?

slope or rate of change

500

           y_{2 -} y₁

             _-----------

           x_{2 -} x₁

how to find the slope of a line

exponents

100

term for a number to the second power

square

200

term for a number to the third power

cube

300

3³ x 3⁵ 

3⁸

400

(4³)⁵

4¹⁵

500

 5¹⁰ divided by 5²

5⁸

solutions

100

2y = 4x +6

find the slope of the equation

m = 2

200

3x + 14 = 26

x = 4

300

3y + 4x = 24

find the initial value

8

400

3y - 40 = 35

y = 25

500

5x = 45

x = 9

like terms

100

 simplify

2x^{2 +} y^{2 +} x^{2 +} 3

3x^{3 +} y^{2 +} 3

200

simplify

ab + 2a + 2ab + 3b

2a + 3ab + 3b

300

simplify

3x + 3xy + 5y + 2x + 6y

5x + 3xy + 11y

400

2x² + 2y + 3x² + 2y + x² 

6x² + 4y

500

4y + 2x + 3 + 3y + 2

2x + 7y + 5