Vocab | Solving Equations | Function Notation | Arithmetic Sequences | Solving Inequalities |
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What is an equation?
a statement that asserts the equality of two expressions, which are connected by the equals sign "=".
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20x + 5 = 5x + 65
x = 4
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f(x) = 4x + 3 x = 2
11
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1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, ...
3
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x - 18 > -5
x > 13
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What is slope?
a number that describes both the direction and the steepness of the line
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x/5 + 7 = -3
x = 50
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f(x) = x2 + 5x –24 x = -1
-28
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3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, ...
5
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x + 7 > 4
x > -3
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What is a variable?
a symbol and placeholder for a quantity that may change
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x + 3 = 8
x = 5
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f(x) = 3x^2 –4 x = 0.5
-3.25
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5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ...
5
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2y + 7 < 13
y < 3
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What is a coefficient?
a multiplicative factor in some term of a polynomial, a series, or any expression
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4x + 8 =24
x = 4
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f (x) = x^3 + x^2 x = −6
-180
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1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, ...
7
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-3y - 2 ≤ 10
y ≥ -4
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What is a term?
a freely generated algebraic structure over a given signature
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4x + 3 = 7
x = 1
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f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 3 x = -3
6
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54, 92, 130, 168, 206, 244, ...
38
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x - 5 ≤ 3
x ≤ 8
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