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Algebra Ch 2 Vocabulary

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expanded notationan algebraic expression written to show its smallest terms.
commutative property of additionthe order in which 2 numbers are added does not change their sum.
cummutative is related to:commute
commuteto go from point A to point B and back from B to A.
geometrythe study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.
commutative property of multiplicationthe 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 additionthe same terms addes in different groupings result in the same answer.
associative property of multiplicationthe same terms multiplied in different groupings result in the same answer.
Brackets are used as a second set of:parentheses.
distributive propertynumbers within parentheses can be multiplied by the same factor.
common factora multiplier shared by the terms in an expression.
factoringusing the distributive property to separate the common factor from the terms in the expression.
addition property of zeroa number does not change if 0 is added or subtracted.
additive inversesnumbers that equal 0 when addes together; also called opposites.
multiplication property of zerozero 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 1a number or term does not change when multiplied by 1.
multiplicative inversesany two numbers or terms whose product equals 1.
reciprocalsmultiplicative inverses.
0 does not have an ___, or ___.inverse;reciprocal.
rootan equal factor of a number.
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