Pre-Algebra

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vocabulary

Please define and/or give an example: absolute value coefficient constant dependent variable independent variable estimation like terms variable distributive property commutative property associative property order of operations prime composite factor square root irrational number rational number Pythagorean theorem hypotenuse transformations translation reflection rotation axis of symmetry the distance of a value from zero the number in front of a variable (how many) a number without a variable the value is dependent on another variable the value is free to be any value educated guess terms with the same variables (can be combined) a symbol which represents a value a(b + c) = ab + ac a + b = b + a or ab = ba a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c or a(bc) = (ab)c ( ), nx, * /, + -, l to r an integer whose only factors are itself and 1 an integer that is not prime a value that divides without a remainder , 25 = 5 and -5, multiplied by itself a value that can not be written as a fraction a value that can be written as a fraction a2 + b2 = c2, relationship between the sides of a right the longest side of a right triangle changing the position, shape, or size of an object sliding an object to a new position flipping an object over a line turning a shape around a fixed point a line that divides an object in half into mirror images