1st 9wks Vocab Flashcards
Additive inverses
(Opposites) Ex -8 + 8 = 0
Absolute value
The distance from 0 on the number line
Associative property
(A+b)+c=a+(b+c) (ab)c = a(bc)
Commutative property
x+y=y+x xy=yx
Compound Inequality
Two or more inequalities joined by and/or
Distributive property
5(x+8)=5x+40
Domain
The x-values in a relation
Equation
Mathematical sentence that contains an = and can be solved
Evaluate
Substitute in given values and then simplify
Expression
Mathematical phrase, doesn’t have a = or >. Can’t be solved
Extraneous solution
When a solution to the problem doesn’t make the original problem true
Function
A relation in which no x-value repeats
Inequality
A mathematical sentence that has a > or <, can be solved
Literal equation
Formula
Multiplicative inverses
(Reciprocals) x=0 x(1/x)=1