Grade 8 Number Properties and Algebraic Terms Flashcards
1-Step Equations
identify inverse operation to isolate variable
2-Step Equations
first add/subtract, then multiply/divide to isolate variable
Absolute value
the distance of an integer from 0
Addend
A number which is involved in addition. Numbers being added are considered to be the addends.
adding or subtracting fractions
requires the denominators be the same
Addition with integers
if sign is the SAME – add absolute values and keep the sign
if the sign is DIFFERENT – subtract absolute values and keep the sign of the larger absolute value
Associative property of addition
changing the grouping of addends
changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c);
(5+3) + 1 = 5 + (3 + 1)
Associative property of multiplication
changing the grouping of factors
States that changing grouping of factors does not change the product.
(a*b)c = a(b*c)
(2 * 6) * 7 = 2 * (6 * 7)
Base and Exponent
The exponent is the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor: 4 X 4 X 4 = 4 cubed, 4 is the base; 3 is the exponent.
Calculations with exponents
a^n = aaaa…a (n times)
a^0 = 1
a^-n = 1/a^n
a^½ = √a
a^x * a^y = a^x+y
a^x/a^y = a^x-y
(a^x)^y = a^xy
(ab)^x = a^x * b^x
(a/b)^x = a^x/b^x
Coefficient
the number that is multiplied by variable(s)
Commutative property of addition
changing the order of addends
The property which states that two or more addends can be added or that two in any order without changing the sum.
Commutative property of multiplication
changing the order of factors
The property which states that two or more factors can be multiplied in any order without changing the product.
Difference
The amount by which one value is greater or smaller than another.
The result when numbers are subtracted.
Distance formula
Distance = rate times time
Distributive Property
multiplying grouped terms by a factor
a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses,
such as a(b + c) = ab + ac;
ex: 4(3 + 8) = 4(3) + 4(8)
dividing fractions
rewrite the first fraction, write a multiplication sign, write the reciprocal of the second fraction, multiply the fractions
Equation
equivalent expressions
Expanded form of a number
a number that is expressed as the sum of multiples of ten
example 643 = (6x100)+(4x10)+(3x1)
Exponential Notation
a number written as a base and exponent
Expression
a phrase made up of one or more numbers, variables, and operations
Factor
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
Factorial
product of an integer and all smaller positive integers