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Chapter 1 Vocab Term
Term | Definition |
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Evaluate | to find the answer or solve |
Base | the whole number |
Exponent | the small number above the whole number |
Power | a whole number with an exponent |
Numerical Expression | contains numbers and no equal signs or inequality signs |
Order of Operations | the rules we use to avoid mathematical confusion (GEMDAS) |
Variable | a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent an unknown number |
Algebraic | has to contain a variable |
Expression | does not have an equal sign or an inequality symbol |
Term | when a plus or minus sign separates an algebraic expression into parts each part is called this |
Coefficient | the number in front of the variable |
Variable Term | a term with a variable |
Constant | a term without a variable |
Distributive Property | 5(3 + 4) = 5(3) + 5(4) |
Communative Property of Addition | 5 + 3 = 3 + 5 |
Communative Property of Multiplication | 5 x 2 = 2 x 5 |
Associative Property of Addition | (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4) |
Associative Property of Multiplication | (4 x 5) x 6 = 4 x (5 x 6) |
Identity Property of Addition | 5 + 0 = 5 |
Identity Property of Multiplcation | 6 x 1 = 6 |