Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 area | the measure of the surface enclosed by a geometric figure |
| coefficient | the numerical part of a term that contains a variable |
| constant | a term without a variable |
| equivalent equations | two or more equations with the same solution |
| equivalent expressions | expressions that have the same value |
| formula | an equation that shows a relationship among certain quantities |
| inverse operations | operations that undo each other |
| like terms | expressions that contain the same variables to the same power, such as 2n and 5n |
| perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure |
| simplest form | an algebraic expression in this form has no like terms and no parentheses |
| simplifying an expression | using the Distributive Property to combine like terms |
| term | when plus or minus signs separate an algebraic expression into parts |
| two-step equations | an equation that contains two operations |
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