ORDER OF
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS
The direction in which you multiply and divide -OR- add and subtract.
Left to Right
A symbol that stands for one or more numbers.
Variable
A whole number with more than two factors.
Composite Number
The way the Pythagorean Theorem is expressed.
a2 + b2 = c2
The coordinates of the location of a point on a graph.
Ordered Pair (x,y)
Parenthesis
A mathematical sentence with an equal sign.
Equation
The greatest number that is a factor of all of the numbers.
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
The two shorter sides (a and b) of a right triangle.
Legs
The axes divide the coordinate plane into four of these.
Quadrants
The way to remember the correct order of operations in math.
PEMDAS/BODMAS
The answer to the simplified expression:
6(2 - 1)
6
A division result in which a decimal stops.
Terminating Decimal
The hypotenuse of a triangle where a = 4 and b = 3.
c = 5
The quadrant in which the ordered pair (2, 5) is located.
Quadrant I
The answer to the expression:
4(4) + 9 - 2
23
The algebraic expression of the word phrase:
the sum of 27 and a number g
27 + g
The answer to the expression:
32 x 53
1,125
The hypotenuse of a triangle where a = 8 and b = 15.
c = 17
The quadrant in which the ordered pair (-4, -7) is located.
Quadrant III
The answer to the expression:
(20 รท 4) x 22 - 5
15
The solution to the equation:
7p = 49
7
The number in scientific notation:
17,200
1.72 x 104
The side of a right triangle where a = 7 and c = 25, rounded to the nearest whole number.
b = 24
An equation where all of its solutions lie on a line on a coordinate plane.
Linear Equation