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Hawkins Connections
Algebraic Connections Chapter 6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Variables | Letters used to represent a number. |
| Algebraic expression | A combination of variables and numbers using the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, as well as powers or roots. |
| Evaluate | Find the value of an expression. |
| Terms | The parts of an expression that are separated by addition/subtraction. |
| Coefficient | The numerical part of a term. |
| Like terms | Terms that have the same variables with the same exponents on the variables. |
| Simplified | When parentheses have been removed and all like terms have been combined. |
| Equation | Two algebraic expressions joined by an equal sign. |
| Solving an equation | The process of finding the set of numbers that will make the equation a true statement. |
| Solution | The numbers that make an equation true. |
| Ratio | Comparing quantities by division. |
| Proportion | A statement that says that two ratios are equal. |
| Direct variation | As one quantity increase, the other increases. |
| Indirect variation | As one quantity increase, the other decreases. |
| Quadratic equation | An equation in the form of ax^2 + bx + c = 0 |
| Binomial | A simplified algebraic expression that contains two terms in which the variables have whole number exponents. |
| Trinomial | A simplified algebraic expression that contain three terms in which the variables have whole number exponents. |
| Zero-Product property | If the product of two factors is zero, then at least one of the factors must be zero. |
| Quadratic formula | A formula that allows you to find solutions to any quadratic equation. |