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Pre-Algebra Ch. 3
Term | Definition |
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area | the measure of the surface enclosed by a geometric figure |
arithmetic sequence | a sequence in which the difference between any two consecutive terms is the same |
coefficient | the numerical part of a term that contains a variable |
common difference | the difference between any two consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence |
constant | a term without a variable |
equivalent equations | two or more equations with the same solution |
equivalent expressions | expressions that have the same variable |
formula | an equation that shows a relationship among certain quantities |
inverse operations | operations that undo each other (addition/subtraction & multiplication /division) |
like terms | expressions that contain the same variables to the same power such as 2n and 5n or 6xy^2 and 4xy^2 |
perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure |
sequence | an ordered pair of numbers such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, .... or 2, 4, 6, 8,.... |
simplest form | when an algebraic expression has no like terms and no parentheses |
simplifying the expression | to use the distributive property to combine like terms |
term | each number within a sequence is called a term |
two-step equation | an equation that contains two operations |