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, such as a(b + c) = ab + ac
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Zero divided by a number
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When zero is divided by a number the answer is zero.
0/a = 0
"a" does not equal 0
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Integer Rule for Subtracting Real Numbers
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subtract a number, add its opposite - then follow the rules for adding signed numbers
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base
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is the number that is used as a factor
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evaluate
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To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression
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Opposites
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two numbers that have the same absolute value but have different signs
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algebraic expression
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A mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and sometimes numbers and operation symbols.
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reciprocal
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Two numbers that have a product of 1. (flip the fraction)
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Inverse Property of Addition
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the sum of a number and its opposite is 0
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absolute value
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The distance a number is from zero on a number line (IT IS ALWAYS POSITIVE)
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Integer Rule for multiplying and dividing numbers with same sign
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their product or quotient is positive
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Integer Rule for multiplying and dividing numbers with different signs
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their product or quotient is negative
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Identity Property of Multiplication
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If you MULTIPLY A NUMBER BY ONE, the product is the SAME AS THAT NUMBER.
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Inverse Property of Multiplication
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if you multiply a number by its reciprocal, the product is 1.
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exponent
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A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
a rectangular array of data (arrangement of numbers) in rows and columns
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Transitive Property
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If a=b and b=c, then a=c
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Commutative Property of Addition
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Changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.
a+b=b+a
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perfect square
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A square of a whole number
Examples: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225
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irrational numbers
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Numbers that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Their decimal expansions are nonending and nonrepeating.
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Reflexive Property
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A quantity is congruent (equal) to itself. a = a
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Integer rule for Adding Real Numbers
with Different Signs
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find the difference of their absolute values and use the sign of the number with the greater absolute value
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square root
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one of two equal factors of a number
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Integers
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whole numbers and their opposites (positive and negative) Includes 0.
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Division by zero
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is undefined
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Power
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is an expression written with an exponent and a base
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closed set
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A way to describe a set of numbers if applying an operation to any two numbers in the set produces a number in the set
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constant
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A term without a variable
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numerical expression
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A mathematical phrase involving numbers and operation symbols, but no variables.
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multiplication by zero
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the product of any number and 0 is 0
a*0 = 0
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Coefficient
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A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression.
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like terms
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terms with exactly the same variable factors in a variable expression
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rational numbers
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Any number that can be expressed as a fraction (terminating or repeating decimal)
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Natural Numbers
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The set of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ... Also called counting numbers.
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terminating decimal
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A decimal number that ends or terminates
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Symmetric Property
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If a = b, then b = a
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repeating decimal
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A decimal that repeats a digit or group of digits forever.
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Multiplicative Inverse
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A number times its multiplicative inverse is equal to 1; also called reciprocal
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Associative Property of Multiplication
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Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.
(ab)c=a(bc)
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Additive Inverse
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a number and its opposite
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Variable
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a letter or symbol used to represent a value that can change
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real numbers
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all numbers that can be represented on the number line
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Associative Property of Addition
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Changing the grouping of three or more addends does not change the sum.
(a+b)=c=a+(b+c)
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Identity Property of Addition
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If you ADD ZERO TO A NUMBER, the sum is the SAME AS THAT NUMBER.
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Integer rule for Adding real numbers with Same Sign
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add their absolute values and use the sign of the numbers
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term
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the parts to be added or subtracted in an expression
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mathematical operations
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addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
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Commutative Property of Multiplication
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Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.
ab=ba
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Order of Operations (PEMDAS)
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the sequence in which operations are
performed when evaluating an expression: Parenthesis (inner parenthesis first), Exponents, Multiplication and Division (left to right), Addition and Subtraction.
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Section 2
(6 cards)
Elements of matrices
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The individual numbers in the matrix
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Addition and subtracting matrices must have the
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same dimension
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Columns of matrices
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The vertical elements (top to bottom)
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Dimensions of matrices
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Identifies the matrix by the number of rows and columns, with ROWS stated first. (R X C)
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Rows of matrices
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The horizontal elements (left to right)
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Scalar multiplication of a matrix
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the multiplication of each entry in a matrix by the same number, the scalar, to form a new matrix.