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Combining Like Terms
100

Two or more equations with the same solution

What are EQUIVALENT equations?

100

Using the properties of equality guarantees one thing.

What is "the solution won't change"?

100

5p - 1 = 2p + 20

What is p = 7?

100

12x = 4(x + 5)

What is x = 20/8 or 2.5?

100

3y − 5y + 10 = 36

What is y = -13?

200

If a = b, then ac = bc

What is the multiplication property of equality?

200

A number (constant) is a variable term. The explanation...represent 5 as a variable term

What is 5x= 5 times 1 = 5

200

2/3 x + 1/2 = 5/6?

What is x = 1/2?

200

15x - 3(3x + 4) = 6

What is x = 3?

200

-9x + 21 +11x + 21 = 2

What is x = -20?

300

Variable terms with the same power

What are like terms?

300

The significance of x1/x1. Use the law of exponents when dividing.

What is x1/x1 = x1-1 = x0

but

x1/x1 = 1

300

-9 x + 8 = -55 

-7 x - 2 = 12

What is x = 7 and -2?

300

2(x − 4) = 4(2x + 1)

What is x = -2?

300

6n + 12 - 8n = 22

What is n = -5?

400

You begin with 1/3. Then you have 3/1.

What is the reciprocal?

400

Equivalent equations are essentially the same. Transform 2x - 20 = -24 into 6x + 5 = -7 

What is multiply by 3 and add 65?

400

The solution for the equation x + 1 = x + 2.

-1, 1/2, all real numbers, no solution

What is no solution?

400

3(x + 2) − 2(x + 1) = 8

What is x = 4?

400

-2x + 15 + 4x + 15 = –6

What is x = -18?

500

The "thing" that separates the two sides of an equation.

What is the equals sign?

500

Equations in more than one variable...

What are literal equations?

500

x/3 + (x+1)/2 = x

What is x = 3?

500

−2(1 − 4x) = 3x + 8

What is x =2?

500

2m− (m+ 1) = 0

What is m = 1?