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Chapter 2: Test Preparation and Vocabulary Review

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What is the associative property?   The grouping does not matter. Example: a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c  
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What is the commutative property?   The order does not matter. Example: a+b=b+a  
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What is the distributive property?   States that the product of a number and a sum is equal to the sum of the individual products of the addends and the number. Example: a(b + c) = ab + ac.  
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What is the identity property?   The number multiplied or added which allows me to get the number back again. Example: 9+0=9 1a=a  
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What is a term?   Any number or variable connected by the addition or subtracting symbol. Example: 4x+9 4x, 9  
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What are like terms?   Terms that contain the same variable(s).  
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What is a variable term?   Any term that contains a variable. Example: 4x  
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What is a numeric term?   Any term made up of only numbers. Example: 9  
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What is a constant?   The numeric term is also called the constant, and a numeric term is any term made up of only numbers. Example: 9  
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What is an open sentence?   An equation that contains [a] variable(s).  
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What is an inequality?   A mathematical statement that contains greater or less than symbols; <, >.  
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What does an open circle mean?   The number is not included in our solution. Not equal to - <, >  
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What does a closed circle mean?   Means the number is included in our solution. = to - ≤, ≥  
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What are the steps for solving equations?   1. Identify variable 2. Write equation 3. Solve 4. Sentence  
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What are the steps for solving inequalities?   When we multiply or divide by a negative number, you need to reverse the inequality sign.  
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What does -x mean?   -x means -1.  
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What does x mean?   x means 1.  
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Solve 2x-3y+5-5x+2y-8   -3x-1y-3  
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Solve 3(2x-4)   6x-12  
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Solve -(2x-4)   -2x+4  
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Solve 3(2x-4)-3(x-2)   3x-6  
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