Entry 02 - Simplify and Evaluate Expressions Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing concepts of combining like terms, simplifying expressions, and evaluating expressions using PEMDAS from Entry 02.

Like Terms

Terms in an algebraic expression that share the exact same variable components raised to the exact same powers, such as $3m$ and $2m$ or $5x$ and $-7x$.

Combining Like Terms

The algebraic process of adding or subtracting terms with identical variable parts to condense an expression.

Simplify an Expression

The process of writing an algebraic expression in its simplest form by combining all like terms and performing all possible basic operations.

Evaluate an Expression

Finding the numerical value of a mathematical or algebraic expression by completing operations according to established rules.

PEMDAS

The standard rule defining the order of operations: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (left to right), and Addition and Subtraction (left to right).