Thursday, May 5, 2011

Paul's Algebra Post

Algebra- Writing mathematical phrases using letters to represent numbers.
ex.
___+3=5,
5-___=2

Solving an Algebraic Equation:
  1. Isolate the variable
  2. Cancel the constant using zero pair
  3. Balance- doing it to both sides
  4. verify to check
Variable- a letter that represents a number in an algebraic equation or expression















Constant
- the integer in an algebraic equation or expression














Expression
-pattern- many answers













Equation
- only has one answer and has an equal sign =














One-Step Equations
























Two-Step Equations














2 comments:

  1. Nice post, Paul! Clear explanation, but tiny pictures at the end. Could have been larger.

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  2. Great post, Paul! Clear explanation, but small printing with the last four pictures. Could have been larger.

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