LINEAR EXPRESSIONS

VOCAB 1

100

a symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value

variable

200

each part of an algebraic expression

term

300

the numerical factor of a term that contains a variable

coefficient

400

a term without a variable

constant

500

contain the same variable to the same power

like terms

VOCAB 2

100

an algebraic expression that has no like terms and no parenthesis

simplest form

200

the greatest monomial that is a factor of both

greatest common factor

300

a number, variable, or a product of a number of one or more variables

monomial

400

an algebraic expression in which each term is a CONSTANT (or the product of a constant) and the VARIABLE raised to the first power, that represents a STRAIGHT-LINE relationship.

linear expression

500

is a straight line when plotted on a coordinate plane.

The GRAPH of a LINEAR EXPRESSION

Greatest Common Factor

100

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials. 

5x, 15x

5x

200

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials. 

21m, 35m

7m

300

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials. 

44n, 55n

11n

400

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials. 

16xy, 24xy

8xy

500

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials. 

8bc, 17abc

bc

Factoring Linear Expressions

100

3x – 12

3(x - 4)

200

8x + 36

4(2x + 9)

300

13x + 28

cannot be factored

400

56x – 21

7(8x – 3)

500

18xy + 9x

9x(2y + 1)

Combine Operations

100

–2(x + 3) + 14x

6(2x – 1)

200

–6(x + 7) + 9x

3(x – 14)

300

5(3x – 4) + 21x

4(9x – 5)

400

8(–5x + 2) + 46x

2(3x + 8)

500

–3(–4x + 8) – 2x

2(5x – 12)