math EXAM Flashcards
either a single number or variable or the product of several numbers or variables
Term
terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.
like terms
symbols, often letters, that represent different values in various situations
variable
the entity whose value is always fixed irrespective of the change in its usage. These values do not change even after the change in expression
constant
Coefficient - the numerical value being multiplied by a variable; or, as any number being multiplied by a variable
when a factor is multiplied by the sum/addition of two terms, it is essential to multiply each of the two numbers by the factor, and finally perform the addition operation
distributive property
an operation that undoes what was done by the previous operation
Inverse Operations
represents its distance from zero on a number line, always resulting in a positive value
Absolute Value
the idea of expressing numbers using letters or alphabets without specifying their actual values
Algebraic Expression
A math sentence using the equal sign to state that two expressions represent the same number
Equation
One-Solution Equations - there is only one value for the variable that makes the equation true
One-Solution Equations
infinite solutions to the equation
All Real Numbers Equations
no solutions to the equation
No Solution Equations -
a relationship between sets of values.
Relations
a rule that assigns exactly one output to each input.
Functions