A | B |
sum | the result of adding numbers example:7 +5 = 12, 12 is the sum |
difference | the result of subtracting numbersl example: 10-6=4, 4 is the difference |
product | the result of multiplying numbers. example: 3(5)=15, 15 is the product |
quotient | the result of dividing numbers. example: 20/4=5, 5 is the quitient |
equation | a written statement indicating the equality of two expressions joinded by an equal sign. example:3x+3=2x-17. |
expression | numbers, symbols, and operatiors grouped together that show the value of something. example:2x+3 |
variable | a quantity that can change or that may take on differnet values. Also refers to a letter or symbol representing a quantity. example in the expression 3x, x is the variable._ |
base | tells what number is being multiplied by an exponent. example: In 2^3, the 2 is the base. |
exponent | a small number written above and to the right of the base number tells how many times the base is multiplied. example in 2^3, the 3 is the exponent |
radical | an expression that has a square root, cube root etc. example |
distributive property | an algebraic property which is used to multiply a single term and two or more terms inside a set of parentheses. example: 2(x +6)=2x +12 |
communtative property of multiplication | when two numbers are added, the sum is the same regardless of the order. example: x+y =y+x |