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What is the absolute value?

  • The negative of a number
  • The distance from a number to zero on the number line (correct)
  • The square of a number
  • The sum of a number and zero
  • What is a binomial?

    An expression which is the sum of two terms.

    What is a coefficient?

    A number that comes before a variable.

    What is the distributive property?

    <p>When multiplying a number by an expression in parentheses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to evaluate an expression?

    <p>To find the value of an expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an exponent?

    <p>A number that tells the power to which a base is raised.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a factor?

    <p>A number that divides evenly into another number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does FOIL stand for?

    <p>First, Inner, Outer, Last.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are like terms?

    <p>Terms which have the same variable and are raised to the same power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the order of operations?

    <p>The specific sequence in which operations are performed in an expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does PEMDAS stand for?

    <p>Parentheses, Exponent, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is place value?

    <p>The value of a digit based on its position in a number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are polynomials?

    <p>An expression made of multiple terms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a power?

    <p>A product of identical factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is scientific notation?

    <p>An expression of a number written as $10^n$.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to simplify an expression?

    <p>To perform all the operations within an expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a square root?

    <p>A number that produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a term?

    <p>A number, variable, or product/quotient of numbers and variables.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an unknown or variable?

    <p>A symbol that represents a solution to an equation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Algebra Basics

    • Absolute Value
      Represents the distance from a number to zero on the number line. Denoted as |n|, it is always a positive value.

    • Binomial
      An algebraic expression that consists of the sum of two distinct terms (e.g., 4x + x³).

    • Coefficient
      The numerical factor in a term that comes before a variable, such as in 2x, where 2 is the coefficient.

    • Distributive Property
      A rule for multiplying a number by an expression in parentheses (e.g., 2(x+y)), which involves multiplying each term inside the parentheses by the term outside.

    • Evaluate
      The process of finding the value of an expression or solving an equation.

    • Exponent
      A number indicating the power to which a base is raised, showing how many times the base is multiplied by itself.

    • Factor
      As a noun, it refers to a number that divides another number evenly. As a verb, it refers to expressing a number or algebraic expression as a product of two or more terms.

    • FOIL Method
      An acronym for First, Inner, Outer, Last, describing the order of operations when multiplying two binomials, allowing for the combination of unlike terms.

    • Like Terms
      Terms that share the same variable raised to the same power, allowing them to be combined in expressions.

    • Order of Operations
      The rule that determines the sequence in which operations (addition, multiplication, etc.) are performed in an expression.

    • PEMDAS
      An acronym representing the Order of Operations: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.

    • Place Value
      Represents the numerical value a digit holds based on its position within a number (e.g., in 35.6, 3 is in the tens place and equals 30).

    • Polynomials
      Algebraic expressions composed of multiple terms, which can include like or unlike terms.

    • Power
      Refers to the product of identical factors.

    • Scientific Notation
      A way of expressing numbers as 10^n, convenient for representing very large or small numbers. The exponent indicates how many decimal places to move.

    • Simplify an Expression
      The act of performing all possible operations within an expression to condense it into its simplest form.

    • Square Root
      A value that, when multiplied by itself, yields a specified quantity (e.g., the square root of 49 is 7).

    • Term
      Can be a number, variable, or the product/quotient of numbers and variables (e.g., 2, x, or 2x).

    • Unknown or Variable
      A letter or symbol that represents a solution to an equation.

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