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Algebra Vocabulary
5.1 Algebra Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Add | Sum |
| Sum | Add |
| Multiply | Product |
| Divide | Quotient |
| Parenthesis | ( ) |
| Constant | A number by itself with no variables attached |
| Coefficient | Number in front of the variable |
| Variable | A letter |
| Inverse | Opposite |
| Isolate | Get by itself |
| Expression | Numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped together that show the value of something. EXAMPLE: 4x-7 |
| Simplify | Reduce by combining like terms |
| Solve | Find the answer |
| Operation | Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division |
| Equation | The part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers |
| Term | In Algebra a term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. |
| Squared | Exponent of 2 |
| Cubed | Exponent of 3 |
| Minus | Subtract |
| Times | Multiply |
| Decreased by | Subtract |
| More than | Add |
| Difference | Subtract |
| Product | Multiply |
| More Than | Add |
| Four more than a number is 15 | X + 4 = 15 |
| 7/x=9 | Seven divided by a number is nine. |
| Twice the sum of 6 and 9 | 2 (6+9) |
| Half of the sum of nine and p is the same as p minus 3 | 1/2 9 + p = p-3 |
| Five times the sum of m and n is the same as seven times n. | 5 ( m+n) = 7 n |
| The number g divided by the number h is the same as seven more than twice the sum of g and h. | g/h= 7 +2 (g+h) |
| Two times a number t decreased by 8 equals seventy. | 2 t - 8 = 70 |
| Two times the sum of v and w is equal to two times z. | 2 (v + w)= 2z |
| The square of m minus the cube of n is sixteen | m^ 2-n ^ 3= 16 |
| Five-ninths the square sum of a, b, and c equals the sum of the square of a and square of c. | 5/9 (a+b+c)^2= a^2 + c ^ 2 |
| The sum of twice r and three times s is identical to thirteen. | 2r + 3s = 13 |
| The circumference c of a circle equals the product of two, pi, and the radius r. | C=2 pi r |
| The sum of one-third q and 25 is as much as twice q. | 1/3 q + 25 = 2 q |
| Two hundred minus three times x is equal to nine. | 200 - 3x = 9 |
| The area A of a triangle equals one half times the base b times the height h. | A= 1/2 b.h |