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The distributive property involves multiplication. Example:
-2(x+3)= -2(x)-2(3) = -2x-6 |
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| Opposite. Multiplication and Division are inverse operations. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Squaring a number and square root are inverse operations. |
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| A flipped fraction. The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2. |
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Letter that represents an unknown number.
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| In an equation, terms are separated by addition and subtraction signs. Like terms are those that have the same variable. In the equation 2x+7= 5x-3, the 2x and 5x are like terms and the 7 and -3 are like terms. |
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| In the equation 2x+7= 5x-3, the 7 and the -3 are constant terms because they have no variable. |
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| When you solve an equation you are trying to isolate the variable. This means that you are trying to get it by itself on one side of the equal sign. |
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| A formula is a type of equation used to find a specific thing such as area or volume. |
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| This is what you do when you combine like terms in an expression. |
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In 4x, 4 is the coefficient.
In x, 1 is the coefficient.
In -2x, -2 is the coefficient. |
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