The vocabulary of algebra, the identity sign, finding unknowns in an identity, and simplifying algebraic fractions.
Four words
- An expression has no equals sign: 3x + 5.
- An equation is true for particular values: 3x + 5 = 20 only when x = 5.
- A formula links quantities: A = lw.
- An identity is true for every value, written with ≡: 2(x + 3) ≡ 2x + 6.
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