1.6-7 Chapter Vocab

term

Are the parts of an expression to be added or subtracted

like terms

Are terms that have the same variables raised to the same power/exponent

Coefficient

Is a number multiplied by a variable

Commutative Property

The property that says that two or more numbers can be added or multiplied in any order without changing the result.

Associative Property

Changing the grouping of numbers will NOT change the value.

Distributive Property

a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses,

Simplifying

Reduce terms

Expression

A mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables.

Order of Operations

When a numerical or algebraic expression contains more than one operation symbol, the order of operations tell which operation to perform first.

C.L.T

combine like terms- You need to have the same exponent and variable