Unit 5 Vocabulary

the set containing all of the solutions to an equations or inequality

• solution set

• isolated

• inverse

alone

• solution set

• isolated

• inverse

opposite (operation)

• solution set

• isolated

• inverse

a mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or number expressions set apart by an inequality symbol

• inequality

• expression

• equation

a mathematical phrase that contains numbers, variables, and operations. It does NOT contain an equal sign.

• inequality

• expression

• equation

a mathematical statement that shows two expressions are equal. It MUST contain an equal sign.

• inequality

• expression

• equation

a number that is multiplied by a variable

• coefficient

• variable

• constant

a letter or symbol that represents a number

• coefficient

• variable

• constant

a fixed value that does not appear with a variable

• coefficient

• variable

• constant