WORD | DEFINITION |
Addition Property of Equality | States that the two sides of an equation remain equal when you add the same number to each side. |
Addition Property of Inequality | If you add the same number to each side of an inequality, the inequality remains true. |
Coefficient | The numerical factor of a multiplication expression like 3x. 3 is the coefficient of x. |
Division Property of Equality | States that the two sides of an equation remain equal when you divide each side by the same nonzero number. |
Division Property of Inequality | When you divide each side of an inequality by a negative number, the inequality symbol must be reversed for the inequality to remain true. |
Equation | A sentence stating that two quantities are equal. |
Equivalent Equation | Two or more equations with the same solution. |
Inequality | An open sentence that uses <,>,=/,_<,or >_to compare two quantities. |
Multiplication Property of Equality | States that the two sides of an equation remain equal if you multiply each side by the same number. |
Multiplication Property of Inequality | When you multiply each side of an inequality by a negative number, the inequality symbol must be reversed for the inequality to remain true. |
Solution | The value of a variable that makes an equation true. |
Subtraction Property of Equality | States that the two sides of an equation remain equal when you subtract the same number from each side. |
Subtraction Property of Inequality | If you subtract the same number from each side of an inequality, the inequality remains true. |
Two-step Equation | Has two different operations, multiplication and addition. To solve a two step equation, undo the operations in reverse order of the order of operations. |
Two-step Inequality | An inequality than contains two operations. |