| A | B |
| expanded notation | an algebraic expression written to show its smallest terms. |
| commutative property of addition | the order in which 2 numbers are added does not change their sum. |
| cummutative is related to: | commute |
| commute | to go from point A to point B and back from B to A. |
| geometry | the study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids. |
| commutative property of multiplication | the order in which 2 numbers are multiplied does not change their product. |
| Is the preferred way to write 3 * n, n3 or 3n? | 3n |
| associative property of addition | the same terms addes in different groupings result in the same answer. |
| associative property of multiplication | the same terms multiplied in different groupings result in the same answer. |
| Brackets are used as a second set of: | parentheses. |
| distributive property | numbers within parentheses can be multiplied by the same factor. |
| common factor | a multiplier shared by the terms in an expression. |
| factoring | using the distributive property to separate the common factor from the terms in the expression. |
| addition property of zero | a number does not change if 0 is added or subtracted. |
| additive inverses | numbers that equal 0 when addes together; also called opposites. |
| multiplication property of zero | zero times any number is zero. |
| Because there is only one point for 0 on the number line: | zero is its own opposite. |
| multiplication property of 1 | a number or term does not change when multiplied by 1. |
| multiplicative inverses | any two numbers or terms whose product equals 1. |
| reciprocals | multiplicative inverses. |
| 0 does not have an ___, or ___. | inverse;reciprocal. |
| root | an equal factor of a number. |
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |