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Topic 2 Vocabulary
These will help you study the vocabulary involved with expressions and equations!
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Mathematics
8th Grade
09/11/2014

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Isolate a variable
Definition
When you get a variable alone on one side of an equation. (This is the goal when you solve an equation!)
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Like Terms
Definition
Terms that have identical variable parts
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Examples of like terms
Definition
4x and -10x
9 and 7
-5.6y, 3y, y
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Distributive Property
Definition
"Outside times the first one, outside times the second one." a(b+c)=ab+ac
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Least Common Multiple
Definition
The lowest multiple that is shared (or in common) by all of the numbers.
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No Solution
Definition
When there is NO value of the variable that makes the two sides equal (or true).
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Infinitely Many Solutions
Definition
When EVERY value of the variable makes the two sides equal.
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Example of No Solution
Definition
3=5
x+1=x-1
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Example of Infinitely Many Solutions
Definition
4x=4x
2x+1=2x+1
-30=-30
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Example of LCM
Definition
The LCM of 5, 6, and 15 is 30.
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Example of the Distributive Property
Definition
9(x+1)=9x+9
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