Algebra Concepts

Basic Algebraic Concepts For Special Education

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WHAT IS A COEFFICIENT Hint 1: Something in front of a variable
It is the number in front of the variable
WHAT IS A CONSTANT?
A number that stands alone in
WHAT IS AN EQUATION?
Has an equal sign. You can solve for a variable.
WHAT IS AN EXPRESSION?
It can be simplified. It does not have an equal sign. You cannot solve for a variable.
WHAT IS A MONOMIAL? Hint: What does mono mean?Hint: Think of the number of terms
One term
WHAT IS A BINOMIAL? Hint: How many wheels does a bicycle have?
Two or more terms
WHAT IS A TRINOMIAL? Hint: How many wheels does a tricycle have?
Three or more terms
WHAT IS A POLYNOMIAL? Hint 1: Think of the number of termsHint 2: What does poly mean?
Four or more terms
WHAT DO LIKE TERMS HAVE TO HAVE TO BE LIKE TERM?
The same variable raised to the same power (they are separated by plus and minus)
WHAT IS A VARIABLE? Hint 1: representation
Any letter that represents a number
When is the distributive property used? Hint 1: RainbowsHint 2: Multiplication
When you have to multiply something on the outside of the parenthesis to everything on the inside of the parenthesis.
What is an exponent? Hint: power
The subscript number that represents how many times a number or variable will be multiplied by itself.
What is Perfect Squares? Hint: 2nd power
A number multiplied itself twice.
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