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What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'al-jabr' from which Algebra is derived?
What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'al-jabr' from which Algebra is derived?
- Manipulation of formulas
- Study of variables
- Reunion of broken parts (correct)
- Mathematical calculations
Which area of algebra deals with the manipulation of variables as if they were numbers?
Which area of algebra deals with the manipulation of variables as if they were numbers?
- Elementary algebra (correct)
- Commutative algebra
- Abstract algebra
- Linear algebra
What does abstract algebra study?
What does abstract algebra study?
- Modern presentations of geometry
- Linear equations and linear mappings
- Manipulation of variables
- Algebraic structures such as groups, rings, and fields (correct)
Which area of algebra is used for modern presentations of geometry?
Which area of algebra is used for modern presentations of geometry?
Which area of mathematics does not necessarily have 'algebra' in their name?
Which area of mathematics does not necessarily have 'algebra' in their name?