Transcript Simplify Expressions

1-2 Simplifying Expressions.
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Expressions
 A group of symbols used to represent a
number
3x  3 y
Value
 The number represented by the expression
Equation
 A combination of an expression and a value
3x  3 y  12
Inequality Symbols
 less than or equal
 greater than or equal
 not equal
 less than
 greater than
Inequalities
 Made by placing an inequality symbol
between an expression and a value
3x  3 y  12
Results
 Sum is the result of addition
 Difference is the result of subtraction
 Product is the result of multiplication
 Quotient is the result of division.
Powers
n
x means x times itself n  times
x  x x x
3
Grouping Symbols
 Three main grouping symbols


a
b
parentheses
brackets
division bar
Order of Operations
1st Grouping symbols
2nd Powers
3rd Multiplication & Division
4th Addition & Subtraction
Questions
 Assignment: Pages 10 - 11 / 2 - 44 evens
 No Calculators